Big Air snowboarding
Starting February 18th a new Olympic sport will be televised ... Big Air Snowboarding. Some of your students may be officianados of snowboarding. Using this activity could be an opportunity to l...
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Super Bowl ads and scientific notation
The Super Bowl is over now and all of the ads have been seen. Let your students revisit and reflect on the interesting commercials with this scientific notation activity...
Spiraling triples
Let students explore the patterns of perfect squares and Pythagorean Triples as they analyze our piece of art and decide why the resulting construction looks like spiraling squares. For a finale the...
Holiday candy sales
Which holidays are associated with candy?
For which of those holidays is the most candy sold?
What percents of annual candy sales does each holiday contribute?
Consider using some in...
Population Clock
How in the world does this clock conclude that there is a net gain in the United States of one person every 14 seconds?
Have a little care about younger children when using this activity. T...
A gorgeous, glittery card
Uh oh! How do you find the area of a heart? Get your students to help you calculate how many sequins you'll need to order for this class project.
Measuring sea level
What does this gizmo do?
We've given students a diagram of what the interior of this mechanism contains and asked them to try to decide what its purpose must be.
Then we've...
Giant iceberg
Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUTERS
Over the past Easter weekend this giant iceberg drifted passed Ferryland, Newfoundland. Its hard to tell how large it actually is but...
April's calf was born!
At about 10:00 am, April 15th, April's calf was born. Everyone will be talking about it and smiling constantly.
Here's some fun math stuff to bring with you for Holiday gatherings.
Patriots' Day
In Massachusetts, Monday April 15th, 2019, will be a holiday from school and work. We celebrate Patriots' Day on the 3rd Monday in April to commemorate the beginning of the Revolutionary War a...