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All you can eat for 10 cents
All you can eat for 10 cents

The history of the Dairy Queen franchise began with this ad in Illinois in 1938: All the ice cream that you can eat for only 10 cents! We...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–8
The Most Expensive 30 Seconds
The Most Expensive 30 Seconds

This year, the 30-second Super Bowl ads will cost about 8 million dollars! Do you wonder how much one ad will cost next year? In 5 years? In...

Algebra Sports Grades 8–HS
Downside Up
Downside Up

In this updated activity, students will explore patterns and formulate mathematical relationships through the Canstruction ® exhibit ‘Downside Up.’ Begin with the starter slides for initial estimation attempts...

Algebra Social Studies Grades 7–HS
Money Making Movies
Money Making Movies

Do you enjoy watching movies?🎬 Have you ever wondered just how much money your favorite films make at the box office? Worldwide box office income is compared for...

Algebra Number Sense
U. S. Open Tennis Tournament prizes have been awarded
U. S. Open Tennis Tournament prizes have been awarded

The U.S. Open Tennis Tournament has just been completed. It is possibly the biggest tennis tournament in the world. We've updated our numbers and focused on the prize...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 8–HS
The Moroccan Earthquake and the Richter scale
The Moroccan Earthquake and the Richter scale

Friday evening, September 8 th , a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco southwest of Marrakech. What does a 6.8 magnitude earthquake mean? How powerful was that? What...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Doubling your money
Doubling your money

My friend and I were arguing about how long it would take me to double my investment amounts. How will your students figure this out? Are there any...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Wind chill
Wind chill

The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?
Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?

Updated! This Thursday, April 27 th , college football players will be awaiting knowing their futures in the NFL.Every spring, roughly 250 college football players are drafted by...

Algebra Sports Grades 6–HS
Expensive Super Bowl ads
Expensive Super Bowl ads

See the updated activity here: https://yummymath.com/post/the-most-expensive-30-seconds/

Algebra Sports Grades 7–HS
Will the new iPhone sales be huge?
Will the new iPhone sales be huge?

Apple just announced their new, 10 th anniversary, iPhones, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. These phones will soon be in stores, the iPhone 8 comes out...

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Grades 8–HS
Double Discount
Double Discount

Wow, check out this sale! I'm gonna be able to get this great hoodie so cheap! If I use the promo code what will be the total percent...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS