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Will this be an El Niño winter?
Will this be an El Niño winter?

The Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) started to show changes to the Pacific Ocean surface temperatures in April and May of this year. Those temperatures are still rising which...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 4–HS
Huge Alaskan Vegetables
Huge Alaskan Vegetables

The annual Alaskan State Fair has just been completed. As usual, there were some amazingly big vegetables that won the agriculture prizes. Evidently, even though the growing season...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–8
Will the Barbie movie out-perform Avatar at the box office?
Will the Barbie movie out-perform Avatar at the box office?

The Barbie Movie is still doing well in the theaters. It has only been 6 1/2 weeks since its debut. Do you think that it can out-earn Avatar?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
The 8th billion baby
The 8th billion baby

How fast is the world's population growing? Will the world's population size increase indefinitely? Are all countries' populations increasing at the same rate? What are some of the...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies
Refugees from Ukraine
Refugees from Ukraine

We are hearing a lot about the war in Ukraine. Civilian Ukrainians are fleeing the war zone in order to remain safe and find food and housing. How...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 6–HS
When will WORDLE run out of words?
When will WORDLE run out of words?

Have you played it yet? If so, do you play it every day? Why do you suppose that this game is so popular? When will there be no...

Number Sense Current events Grades 5–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 3–6
Chuck E. Cheese needed to shred
Chuck E. Cheese needed to shred

Restaurants have been having a hard time and Chuck E. Cheese, with their arcade games and hands on everything, needed to declare bankruptcy during the pandemic. 7 BILLION...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
USPS needs help!
USPS needs help!

The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news lately. Does it seem like your mail takes longer to reach where you have sent it now? Do you...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Microns and Masks
Microns and Masks

How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Will Damarious Randall have to pay big?
Will Damarious Randall have to pay big?

Warriors won the NBA Championships. Randall won't have to buy jerseys! The Cleveland Brown's safety player, Damarious Randall, posted this tweet. Its been very popular and retweeted a...

Number Sense Sports Grades 5–6
Proposed southern border wall
Proposed southern border wall

You have probably heard about the proposed border wall that may go up along the U.S./Mexico border. How much wall needs to be built? How much will that...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–7