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Monster cake
Monster cake

Jodie Berman, a high school math teacher in Chicago, loves mathematics and loves to cook. We've created an activity based on her Monster Cake (composed of everything that...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–6
How much chocolate is left?
How much chocolate is left?

In this short activity, students reason and calculate what is left of these chocolate bars. The bars are the same size but are molded into different numbers of...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–5
2 Hiking Activities
2 Hiking Activities

How much food do you need to carry to hike the Appalacian Trail? The AT is a hiking trail that begins in Georgia and ends on Mount Katadin,...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
USPS needs help!
USPS needs help!

The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news lately. Does it seem like your mail takes longer to reach where you have sent it now? Do you...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Ramen noodle heist
Ramen noodle heist

In 2018, a truck trailer was stolen from a parking lot in Georgia. The trailer was filled with Ramen noodle packages and its contents were valued at $98,000....

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–6
Do you want to be an NBA virtual fan?
Do you want to be an NBA virtual fan?

For health concerns, professional sports now have no actual live fans. To help generate the excitement and semblance of fans, some teams use cardboard cutouts of people. Some...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 2–5
How big is this hornet really?
How big is this hornet really?

Egad !!!! Giant Asian hornets have now migrated to Washington state and British Columbia. Even though they are sometimes called "murder hornets" their stings aren't fatal. Their stings...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–6
It might be a good year to see the Perseid meteor shower
It might be a good year to see the Perseid meteor shower

Catching a productive meteor shower can be a stunning experience. On the evenings and mornings of August 11 th , 12 th and 13 th there could be...

Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events Grades 4–HS
How much water should you be drinking?
How much water should you be drinking?

As we are outdoors more and temperatures are rising, it might be a good time to look at hydration. A healthy requirement for fluids can't really be the...

Algebra Science Grades 4–HS
How fast will my new puppy mature?
How fast will my new puppy mature?

Dudley , born 11/10/2019 Dudley has just come to live with us. He is just a puppy and he is full of energy. He's settling in well even...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Really stuffed!
Really stuffed!

Wow, these cookies look really stuffed! How much more "stuffed" are they compared to Triple Double Oreos, Double Stuf Oreos or even Original Oreos. Does this look yummy...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Coronavirus trends
Coronavirus trends

Johns Hopkins University of Medicine has a team that maintains current maps and data about the Coronavirus. They record changes and show trends of the virus activity throughout...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 6–HS