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Shopping season already!

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
We used to see holiday sales right after Thanksgiving but, surprisingly, holiday shopping has already begun. Sales are advertised everywhere.  Students will be able to add some understanding an...

Collecting the most candy

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events
Use your student’s Halloween enthusiasm to do a study on volumes.  We’ve created an activity that asks students to calculate the volume of candy containers that are silly and intriguing. ...

Peeps

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Data and probability
How many Peeps are sold at Easter time each year? Students estimate the number of Peeps sold each Easter season.  They consider reasonability by making guesses they think might b...

At least the days are getting longer

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
What's your guess?  How fast are the number of daylight hours changing each day?  Are the changes dramatic or subtle? Students make guesses; compute how l...

Holiday soda displays

Algebra Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events
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 giving kids 30 ...

Not enough mashed potatoes

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events
Using his famous mashed potato recipe, Brian has asked students to change decimals to fractions, to calculate ingredient measures for various-si...

Candy deals

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Data and probability
We found big mixed bags of candy at really good prices ... we think. Students are asked to decide which would be the best deal and the worst deal on candy.  They can also create t...

It might be a good year to see the Perseid meteor shower

Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Catching a productive meteor shower can be a stunning experience.  On the evenings and mornings of August 11th, 12th and 13th there could be a very good show.  A last quarter moon ...

Largest s'more ever!

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion
Thursday, August 10, 2023 is National S'more Day. Thanks to Maggie Hefferman, Newton, MA educator, for the idea of this post. To help you celebrate this strange new hol...

Mixing colors with food dye

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art
It's time to dye eggs! What do you wonder about these recipes (See the activity) for coloring? What would happen if I used the wrong recipe (i.e. cake mix instead of egg dying) for co...
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