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Back-to-school Calculator Sales
Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
 Which back-to-school calculator deal saves you the most? Students work out the savings and the percent off on three real sales, then compare to find that a bigger percent off doesn't alw...
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Video Game Consoles
Movies and Entertainment Probability and Statistics Movies and Entertainment Probability and Statistics
 The video game world is constantly changing and improving. With the fairly new products like the PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series X, we wondered what are the best-selling systems of all time are.  T...
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All you can eat for 10 cents
Algebra Number Sense Food
The history of the Dairy Queen franchise began with this ad in Illinois in 1938: All the ice cream that you can eat for only 10 cents! We know that 10 cents was worth more in the past, but was it...
8th 8th HS 9th 6th 7th 5th 6.RP.A 7.RP.A3 HSF.IF.C HSF.LE.A estimation summer inflation inflation rate money exponential growth exponential percentage change Business

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"...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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Mother’s Day by the numbers

Number Sense Holidays 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...
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Thank you for all of those diapers
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 that mom and dad...
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Cost of light bulbs
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 ...
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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 i...
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Big Bucks

Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
In 2025, Cristiano Ronaldo signed a jaw-dropping 2-year deal worth over $710 million, making him the highest-paid athlete per year in sports history. In this updated activity...
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