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On a cold and snowy day in Boston about ten years ago, two chefs created a huge Key Lime pie to remind the frozen people of the Northeast...
The 2026 Lunar New Year falls on Tuesday, February 17. In this updated activity, students will explore the unique naming system of the Lunar New Year, which combines...
Hosting the Olympic Games is extremely expensive. In this updated activity, students explore the cost of hosting the Olympics, what a cost overrun (percentage increase) means, and how...
Super Bowl numbers are appearing again! As students start getting into the current Super Bowl hype, help them to understand the notation that the sports writers and advertisements...
In this activity, students will analyze U.S. holiday candy sales percentage data (updated) to calculate the approximate amount spent on candy for each holiday. Students are encouraged to...
🎈Get excited for Thanksgiving with this updated Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade activity! Students explore this year's parade map to find the number of parade blocks, use the map’s...
🎃October is the time of year when giant pumpkin contests take place all over the world, and the pumpkins just keep getting bigger and bigger! In this activity,...
🎃Each year, we seem to $pend more on Halloween! Are we surprised? In this updated activity, students will look at the rising Halloween participation and record-breaking spending to...
What is a typhoon, and how are they measured? In this activity, students learn about the recent typhoon (Typhoon Rasaga), storm rankings, and severity while practicing unit conversions...
College costs keep rising, and it can be hard for students to grasp just how much four years of school might add up to. This updated activity gives...
In 1980, A&W offered a bigger and tastier burger to compete with another famous burger brand, but the sales were not successful at all. What could have gone...
In our usual Labor Day activity (updated for 2025), students will learn about the intended meaning of Labor Day and explore the patterns behind its historical dates. They...