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Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake
For Valentine's Day, bake a cake! Students calculate base area or volume of cakes made from 2 cake pan sizes and observe how the volume of the cake...
Geometry
Math and Food
Grades 6–HS
Earth's perihelion with the Sun
On January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year?...
Algebra
Math and Science
Grades 5–HS
Fantasy Football
In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are then challenged...
Algebra
Number Sense
Grades 6–HS