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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
Shooting for Three
Shooting for Three

The NBA court has a 3-point line that separates how many points a player will earn for his team by making a basket from outside of that line....

Algebra Geometry Grades 7–HS
Can I get your order right?
Can I get your order right?

You can order a ton of combos at Chipotle. They advertise that there are 65,000 ways to order their meals. Do you think that is correct? Here's an...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 7–HS
Holiday soda displays
Holiday soda displays

The holidays are coming! We found these timely soda displays made up entirely of 12-pack of Coca-Cola products. What questions do you have? Start out the activity by...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
Extreme weather 2020
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...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 5–8
3 winners on the Price is Right - what are the chances?
3 winners on the Price is Right - what are the chances?

Act One: Show this clip of the Price is Right program. What questions do your students have? We were wondering what the chances are of 3 contestants in...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Games with dice
Games with dice

Time to let students become naturally curious about probability. In this activity students work in teams to record the frequency of rolled dice combinations. They observe the difference...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS