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 number of sections. Which one has...
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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, Maine. Fall is a beautiful time to be outdoors or on ...
Can you show that the Pythagorean Theorem works?
Use this activity to help your students work through the meaning of the Pythagorean theorem. Pythagorean theorem experiences are often skill and drill work with contrived right triangle problem...
Extreme weather 2020
Because of climate change, we've been having too many extreme weather events. There have been unusual droughts and heat in the West, an increased number of hurricanes, severe flooding, and high ...
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 wonder why there are delays and whether things w...
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.
What do you wonder about this heist?&...
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 use Zoom screens ...
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. The...
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 11th, 12th and 13th there could be a very good show. A last quarter moon ...
Largest s'more ever!
Thursday, August 10, 2023 is National S'more Day.
Thanks to Maggie Hefferman, Newton, MA educator, for the idea of this post.
To help you celebrate this strange new hol...