It's almost summer now
How much water do you have to drink? In this activity student develop formulas for calculating their water needs, learn about the effects of too lit...
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What is a quantum dot?
In this activity, students work through the nomenclature to understand the possibilities of nano science and quantum dots. Questions that are answered; How many nanometers are in a millime...
Effects of new MLB rules
This year new rules have been added to Major League Baseball. Pitchers and batters are no longer allowed to "dawdle" or delay the game. The bases are larger. Now pitchers...
Square or Round - which pizza should I buy?
Warm up for π day with this updated activity!
Subway has great Flatizzas but Sbarro's pizzas are good too.
If that slice from Sbarro is from an 18-inch pizza cut into eight piece...
Do I have enough wrapping paper?
In this problem based activity students first guess and then try to calculate whether they will have enough paper to wrap this present without taping pieces of wrapping paper together.Consi...
The James Webb space telescope and the Hubble
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There have been outstanding images coming to NASA from the James Webb Telescope. Take some time to compare the Webb to the Hubble telescope that has been sending images to Earth s...
How big of a crepe can you make?
At Costco you can buy this huge tub of nutella. It contains nearly 7 pounds of chocolaty-hazelnut spread.
We use nutella to make banana/nutella crepes. How long will that tub last u...
Can you show that the Pythagorean Theorem works?
Use this activity to help your students work through the meaning of the Pythagorean theorem. Pythagorean theorem experiences are often skill and drill work with contrived right triangle problem...
I bought toilet paper online
We needed more toilet paper at home but there wasn't any at the store.
So, I ordered this online. When it came I was surprised. Read on ...
Leslie's socially-distanced party
I risked infecting my friends or becoming infected myself by throwing a very small socially-distanced party. I served baked appetizers, disinfectant wipes, and latex gloves. I cooked whi...