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Shrinkflation
Shrinkflation

Shrinkflation! What do you think this word means? Inflation in the cost of living (2021) was estimated to be about a 7% rise. If "shrinkflation" is happening at...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
Mardi Gras, 2023
Mardi Gras, 2023

Updated for 2023! Tuesday, February 21, 2023, will be the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the season of Lent. Mardi Gras is a last hoorah...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6
Crazy Twos (Two to the…s)
Crazy Twos (Two to the…s)

Let your students practice manipulating exponents. Multiplication, division, roots, powers of powers. This powerful activity asks them to do some impressive mathematics in their heads. We give students...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
February 22, 2022
February 22, 2022

Why do you suppose we are posting this date as a topic for YummyMath? What do you think is so special about this date? Does this happen often?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 2–5
The LUGE
The LUGE

This is one of the fastest Olympic sports. Lugers, on tiny sleds, zoom down a solid ice track at fantastic speeds, hold their bodies in an aerodynamically optimized...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Cold NFL games
Cold NFL games

There have been some pretty cold football games. How do you suppose the frigid temperatures affect the success or failure of the teams that are involved? Do teams...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
Lighting the 2022 Olympic Torch
Lighting the 2022 Olympic Torch

On October 18 th , 2021 the Olympic Torch was lit in Greece. It was lit without the help of a flame or a match. It was lit...

Algebra Geometry Grades 4–HS
Mystical Mathematical Mind Reader
Mystical Mathematical Mind Reader

Clicking on this image will take you to the Mind Reader online site at https://www.transum.org This activity can be used with any grade level elementary through high school....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
Bowl by the hour or the game?
Bowl by the hour or the game?

What should you consider when choosing how to pay? Which do you expect will be the best deal? How do you know? For Adventurer members we have an...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Home team advantage?
Home team advantage?

Updated! Even before your students check out the graphic below, ask them whether they think a game played at home gives their team an advantage. If so, how...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–6
The James Webb telescope
The James Webb telescope

 After launch, the telescope deployed on its 30-day, million-mile journey out to the second Lagrange point (L2). This video shows the deployment procedure, timeline, and location of...

Algebra Number Sense
What's interesting about this number?
What's interesting about this number?

Why did we put it on YummyMath today? What do you notice about this number? What do you wonder? Do you think that this happens often in a...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS