Ravensburger huge puzzle
This puzzle is gorgeous and HUGE!
Ravensburger says that if you spent 2 hours every day putting this puzzle together it would take you a year to finish.
What do you wonder?
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Monster cake
Jodie Berman, a high school math teacher in Chicago, loves mathematics and loves to cook. We've created an activity based on her Monster Cake (composed ...
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...
Ramen noodle heist
In 2018, a truck trailer was stolen from a parking lot in Georgia. The trailer was filled with Ramen noodle packages and its contents were valued at $98,000.
What do you wonder about this heist?&...
How big is this hornet really?
Egad !!!!
Giant Asian hornets have now migrated to Washington state and British Columbia. Even though they are sometimes called "murder hornets" their stings aren't fatal. The...
String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics
Here's a different and somewhat artistic way to encourage understanding of a conic section. Participants physically build an ellipse by choosing two foci and sketching the fi...
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...
May 27th launch from the U.S. again
May 27 scrubbed because of weather.
Successfully launched Saturday, May 30th, 3:22 pm EDT. Dragon is on the way to the ISS now.
Wednesday, May 27th will be a momentous day for space tr...
Tiny vacuum with a huge reach
From the vacuum description and advertisement in the PDF, how long do you think its cord must be?
Thanks to Brian Shoemaker, Newton, MA teacher, for the idea and pictures.