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Bowl by the hour or the game?
Bowl by the hour or the game?

What should you consider when choosing how to pay? Which do you expect will be the best deal? How do you know? For Adventurer members we have an...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
The James Webb telescope
The James Webb telescope

 After launch, the telescope deployed on its 30-day, million-mile journey out to the second Lagrange point (L2). This video shows the deployment procedure, timeline, and location of...

Algebra Number Sense
Will one roll be enough?
Will one roll be enough?

Students can use the man or the basket as a reference as they try to approximate the size of these gifts and how much wrapping paper will actually...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–7
What can you tell about a snowflake?
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...

Geometry Math and Science Grades 6–HS
2 New Macy's Parade balloons
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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Shopping season already!
Shopping season already!

We used to see holiday sales right after Thanksgiving but, surprisingly, holiday shopping has already begun. Sales are advertised everywhere. Students will be able to add some understanding...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–8
Chuck E. Cheese needed to shred
Chuck E. Cheese needed to shred

Restaurants have been having a hard time and Chuck E. Cheese, with their arcade games and hands on everything, needed to declare bankruptcy during the pandemic. 7 BILLION...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
Watson saves
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...

Algebra Geometry Grades 7–HS
Death Valley, CA - How hot was it?
Death Valley, CA - How hot was it?

This picture may have been Photoshopped and not be a true representation. We blacked out the Fahrenheit reading of this temperature sign at the Death Valley Visitor Center....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Viral Growth - Talk like a Pirate Day
Viral Growth - Talk like a Pirate Day

Sunday, September 19 th is "Talk like a Pirate Day". Bring some humor and marketing understanding to your students with this activity about a silly holiday that has...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Steepness and fall hiking
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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Just ONE hot dog
Just ONE hot dog

A newly released nutritional and environmentally sustainable study shows that eating just one hot dog can take 36 minutes off your total healthy lifespan. How many would you...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS