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...
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April Fool's Day fun
This day is known for pranks and puzzles.
Try one of these 4 activities on April Fools Day.
Ask students to analyze where I made my mistake.
PerplexingProblem.pdf
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Lighting the 2022 Olympic Torch
On October 18th, 2021 the Olympic Torch was lit in Greece. It was lit without the help of a flame or a match. It was lit by concentrating the rays of our Sun. From Olympi...
What can you tell about a snowflake?
As a snowflake falls from the sky, its crystal grows according to the humidity and temperatures of the air that it passes through.
In this activity, students interpret a graphic that clarifies ...
Wrapping presents on the diagonal
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2 New Macy's Parade balloons
As the Macy's Parade returns to public viewing, here are two balloons that Macy's artists have added. Can you figure out their dimensions? Macy's give their dimensions in bicycle lengths, taxi w...
Watson saves
Ben Watson, former American Football tight end, made a remarkable play in 2005 that will forever remain one of the all-time great tackles.
The play was in the 2005 AFC divisional...
Steepness and fall hiking
Fall is a beautiful time of year for hiking. Many students will be walking in the woods and mountains to enjoy the colorful leaves and the cool weather outside. Let them combine what they ...
That's a big tomato!
These Aussi tomatoes (the tomato on the left of all of the tomatoes) are huge.
How much do you guess one weighs? Can you figure it out?
Let's learn to gerrymander
In this activity student first try to redistrict our pretend state in order to preserve the overall state's balance in its new districting plan. Then, students redistrict our pretend state in a ...