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How long would it take to build this underground house and pool?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Social Studies 3-act tasks
The building of this underground house and pool was presented by Cayote Person and his partner, Mark Lavins, on their youtube channel, "Brave Wilderness." At BraveWilderness.com the busin...

Huge Key Lime pie

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
More for π Day!   On a cold and snowy day in Boston, two chefs created a huge Key Lime pie to remind the frozen people of the Northeast how tasty and warm the Keys of Florida are. ...

Pythagorean Triples and coloring

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Art
Pythagorean triples are not only handy for students to recognize but produce some interesting and lovely patterns.  We've combined a little coloring with our Pythagorean Triple pattern invest...

Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2019

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events
 As we get ready for next week's holiday, students can study a map of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, describe, measure and hypothesize why this route was chosen and then calculate...

Boeing 787 draws an airplane over the United States

Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion
Recently, pilots of a Boeing 787 testing a new set of Rolls Royce engines, fulfilled their FAA required long-distance endurance requirement in an unusual way. The Boeing pilots decided to have ...

Spiraling triples

Number Sense Geometry Math and Art
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...

A gorgeous, glittery card

Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art
   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.

Giant iceberg

Number Sense Geometry Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
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...

Alarming ice cracks on Brunt Ice Sheet in Antarctica

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Science
  A new, fast-growing ice crack is forcing the Halley VI British research station in Antarctica (shown above) to be moved.  Fear of a huge break-off from the ice sheet is alarming no...

Super Bowl cheesy pretzel poppers

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Sports Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion
  Recipe courtesy of The Slow Roasted Italian A little more delicious work for the Super Bowl.  Students follow a recipe that involves "cutting the cheese" block, figuring how many se...
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