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NBA Finals 2026
NBA Finals 2026

Teams are competing in the playoffs, and the NBA Finals are right around the corner. Let's do a little sports history and data analysis through the context of...

Sports Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–8
Memorial Day 2026
Memorial Day 2026

Memorial Day is a US holiday observed on the last Monday in May. Who are we honoring? How did the holiday come about? Isn't Memorial Day usually on...

Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events Grades 5–8
Pixar vs DreamWorks
Pixar vs DreamWorks

Animated films are a billion-dollar industry. The two biggest producers of animated films are DreamWorks and Pixar. The two have been going head-to-head for more than ten years...

Movies and Entertainment Data and probability Grades 6–8
Peeps
Peeps

"How many Peeps do you think are sold for Easter in the U.S.?" In this updated activity, students start by making their own guesses for the number of...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 5–8
Groundhog Day
Groundhog Day

On Groundhog Day (February 2nd), Punxsutawney Phil will again, with great ceremony, come out of his burrow and look for his shadow. In this updated activity, students will...

Holidays and Annual Events Data and probability Grades 6–8
New Mega Millions (probability)
New Mega Millions (probability)

In this activity, students apply their understanding of probability and combinations to investigate a bold new claim by the Mega Millions lottery: “Your odds of winning are better...

Data and probability Wow factor
Holiday Movies
Holiday Movies

In this updated activity, students will explore box office data for top-grossing Christmas movies to analyze and compare earnings. They'll practice skills like rounding, estimating, calculating differences, and...

Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events Grades 4–7
Starbucks Sales and Nutrition
Starbucks Sales and Nutrition

Kick off the activity with starter slides that spark curiosity by asking students if they recognize the Starbucks logo and how many locations they think are in the...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 6–HS
Earth Day Actions for Our Planet (April 22)
Earth Day Actions for Our Planet (April 22)

We have 16 activities that you could use for Earth Day! April 22nd is Earth Day. Help your students become activists for our planet? We have 16 activities...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Veterans Day, 2023
Veterans Day, 2023

This activity will be updated before October, 2026. Stay tuned! On Veterans Day we honor the men and women that have served in the Armed Forces of the...

Algebra Social Studies Grades 5–HS
2023 World Cup Cricket
2023 World Cup Cricket

The Cricket World Cup is being played now (October 5 to November 19, 2023) in India. This is a complex game that is played with enthusiasm and humor....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Will this be an El Niño winter?
Will this be an El Niño winter?

The Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) started to show changes to the Pacific Ocean surface temperatures in April and May of this year. Those temperatures are still rising which...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 4–HS