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Just ONE hot dog
Just ONE hot dog

A newly released nutritional and environmentally sustainable study shows that eating just one hot dog can take 36 minutes off your total healthy lifespan. How many would you...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
That's a big tomato!
That's a big tomato!

These Aussi tomatoes (the tomato on the left of all of the tomatoes) are huge. How much do you guess one weighs? Can you figure it out?

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
The drag in swimming - More Olympics activities
The drag in swimming - More Olympics activities

To win in Olympic swimming, contestants have to be incredibly fit and have marvelous endurance and technique. Do they also need to consider the science of their motions...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 6–HS
Olympic Skateboarding
Olympic Skateboarding

We are very excited to see skateboarding as an event in the Tokyo Olympics. Skateboarding is athletic, artistic and difficult to master. Why has it taken so long...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Betsy Ross's 5-pointed star
Betsy Ross's 5-pointed star

Flag of the United States from 1777 to 1795. In honor of Independence Day we thought it would be fun to look at one story about the first...

Algebra Geometry Grades 4–HS
Do caffeinated drinks have similar amounts of jolt?
Do caffeinated drinks have similar amounts of jolt?

We found this interesting caffeine infographic at visual.ly. Wonderings? How many McDonalds coffees do I need to get the same amount of caffeine that I would get in...

Geometry Math and Science Grades 6–HS
Tree for Springtime
Tree for Springtime

Here in the Northeast, flowers are blooming and trees are leafing out. We thought the creation of a tree that grows before your eyes might be akin to...

Algebra Geometry Grades 3–HS
Can I get your order right?
Can I get your order right?

You can order a ton of combos at Chipotle. They advertise that there are 65,000 ways to order their meals. Do you think that is correct? Here's an...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 6–HS
Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?
Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?

Updated! This Thursday, April 27 th , college football players will be awaiting knowing their futures in the NFL.Every spring, roughly 250 college football players are drafted by...

Algebra Sports Grades 5–HS
Dunkin's Go2s
Dunkin's Go2s

Last year, Dunkin Donuts offered a great deal for getting two breakfast sandwiches at a pretty low cost. Check out their poster for the sandwich costs and pictures....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician
John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician

John Urschel is a young man with several seemingly disparate characteristics and talents. He is an athlete and a mathematician and he is a black man and a...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 2–HS
How should I spend my rewards?
How should I spend my rewards?

There's a new way to earn rewards at many grocery stores. For every dollar that you spend, you accumulate points. Then there are special rewards where you earn...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7