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National Donut Day (2 activities)
Algebra Geometry Food Current events Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks
 Friday, June 5th, is National Donut Day.  We have 2 activities to support this silly holiday.  How much have doughnuts changed? Students become familiar with the word "torus"...
5th 6th 7th 8th HS estimation Volume 6.RP.3 7.G.1 reasoning MP1 MP2 MP3 Torus donuts donut

Joe's Tiny New York
Number Sense Art
Joe Macken is a truck driver from upstate New York. Back in 2004, when he was 41, he went into his basement with some balsa wood and started carving a tiny version of New York City, one building at a ...
4th 5th 6th area division scale estimation 5.NBT.B 6.NS.B MP1 MP2 7.RP.A.1 4.MD.A

NBA Finals 2026
Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 Teams are competing in the playoffs, and the NBA Finals are right around the corner.  Let's do a little sports history and data analysis through the context of NBA Finals math!  T...
Data and Probability Data 6th 7th 8th sports basketball NBA 6.SP.5 6.SP.3 7.SP.4 8.SP.1 Venn Diagram

Memorial Day 2026
Number Sense Holidays
Memorial Day is a US holiday observed on the last Monday in May. Who are we honoring? How did the holiday come about? Isn't Memorial Day usually on May 30th? Students learn a little about the his...
6th 7th 8th calendar patterns patterns 6.RP 7.RP 7.SP 5.OA 5th

Mother’s Day by the numbers

Number Sense Holidays
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and that means big business for the greeting card, flower, and restaurant industries. In this activity, students calculate the average Mother's Day spendi...
5th 6th Mother's day percent percentage division Number Sense 6.RP.A.3 7.RP.A.3 5.NBT.B.7 6.NS.B decimal

Thank you, mother and father, for all of those diapers (Updated)
Algebra Number Sense Holidays
Which is a better deal, cloth or disposable diapers?  How much did you cost your parents in diapers?  In the future, how much could your kid's diapers cost?  Help students realize all t...
6th 7th 8th 6.EE.9 7.EE.4 8.EE.8 8.F.4 8.F.2 MP7 MP8 linear equations linear relationships graphing graphing linear relationships inflation diapers Mother's day father's day

Cost of light bulbs (Updated)
Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
With incandescent and halogen bulbs banned since 2023, students compare CFL, LED, and Smart LED bulbs, calculate energy use in kilowatt-hours, and determine which bulb is the better deal over time.&nb...
slope graphing linear relationships linear relationships Earth day environment rates 6.RP.3 6.EE.9 6.NS.3 7th 8th 6th

Hybrid, Electric or Gasoline
Algebra Number Sense Probability and Statistics
 Gas prices are up, EVs are everywhere, and hybrid technology keeps improving!So which car is better? Which car would you/your family choose? Students compare the latest prices (updated) of a hyb...
6.RP 7.RP 7th 8th 8th HS 8.EE.C systems of equations environment finding equations linear equations slope graphing graphing linear relationships graphing equations to find solution

The Game of GO
Number Sense Social Studies
In March 2016, Lee Se-dol, one of the world's best Go players, and Google's artificial intelligence program "AlphaGo" had their first match. (Watch the incredible Documentary) Exactly 10 years la...
8th 8th HS combinations Data and Probability HSS-CP number of ways game estimation

Rapunzel
Movies and Entertainment Ratio and Proportion
 A live-action remake of Disney's Tangled is now in the works! In this updated activity, students use ratios and proportional reasoning to estimate the weight of Rapunzel's magical hair in the an...
5th 6th 7th 6.RP.A 7.RP.A ratio unit conversion animation
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