A&W's Third Pound Burger
In 1980, A&W offered a bigger and tastier burger to compete with another famous burger brand, but the sales were not successful at all. What could have gone wrong?? This activity is based on...
Number Sense
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Someone ate my cake!
🍰In this updated activity, students analyze a photo of a partially eaten cake to figure out how much was taken, what fraction is left, and how much the culprit might owe based on the cake’s ...
A lot of Cars
🚙 In this updated activity, students will explore the environmental impact of transportation choices. They will use division to calculate how different transportation choices...
Lots of Pieces
🧩In this updated activity, students will explore estimation and addition with a collection of puzzles. It’s important to start with the starter slides, where st...
Cookie Calculations
In this activity, students will step into the kitchen to explore the math behind baking!
🍪They’ll estimate costs, calculate how many cookies can be made with a given am...
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? Students study the numbers, recognize ...
How many hot chocolate scoops do I need?
Even though it is now Spring, here in New England we are still chilled and hope that some hot chocolate will warm us up.
Clicking on the above image will take you to Brian's movie of makin...
How hard is it to find a 4 leaf clover? (3 Saint Patrick's Day activities)
Shamrocks in Ireland are actually 3-leafed white clover, trifolium repens. If you are lucky, you can sometimes find a four-leafed clover. How rare is finding a 4-leafed clover? How hard do you...
Just some March Madness math
Today, March 12th, is selection Sunday. Tomorrow we'll know how the college basketball teams are seeded and bracketology can begin.
Introduce your students to the meaning and excitement of March ...
Is 2023 a special number?
1998 was a Harshad year.
What do you notice about the number 2023?
What is a Harshad number?
Does 2023 meet the criteria?
Big deal? Rare? Often?