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The greatest amount of chocolate

Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events
 In this updated activity, students compare three chocolates that look almost the same size to see which one actually gives the most chocolate. Depending on their grade level, they’ll use differe...

A&W's Third Pound Burger

Number Sense Math and Food Funny Wow factor
 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 wrong?? This activity is based on...

Someone ate my cake!

Number Sense Math and Food Any time math
🍰In this updated activity, students analyze a photo of a partially eaten cake to figure out how much was taken, what fraction is left, and how much the culprit might owe based on the cake’s ...

Ant Bridges

Math and Science Wow factor
🐜 In this activity, students will explore how ants build bridges using their bodies, considering diffe...

A lot of Cars

Number Sense Math and Social Studies 3-act tasks Any time math
🚙 In this updated activity, students will explore the environmental impact of transportation choices. They will use division to calculate how different transportation choices...

Magic Squares

Algebra
Though it is not our usual real-world application, we always have time for some fun math puzzles! In this updated activity, students will explore the puzzle of magic squares. You...

Lots of Pieces

Number Sense 3-act tasks
🧩In this updated activity, students will explore estimation and addition with a collection of puzzles. It’s important to start with the starter slides, where st...

Cookie Calculations

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
In this activity, students will step into the kitchen to explore the math behind baking!   🍪They’ll estimate costs, calculate how many cookies can be made with a given am...

Will the Barbie movie out-perform Avatar at the box office?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Current events Data and probability
The Barbie Movie is still doing well in the theaters.  It has only been 6 1/2 weeks since its debut.  Do you think that it can out-earn Avatar?  Students study the numbers, recognize ...

What is heat index?

Math and Science Current events Data and probability
 It's been really hot in many places on our Earth lately. Is some heat more bearable? What is the heat index measure? How does that affect our risks and our tolerance of heat? &...
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