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Free Burger King for Life
Number Sense Food
Locked in a smelly bathroom for one hour and then promised a lifetime of Whopper meals in 2018, an Oregon man sued Burger King when the manager withdrew the promise. How much money should he ask for i...
6th 7th 8th 6.EE.B Number Sense burger 6.RP.A 6.RP.A.3 MP3 7.RP.A

Fast Growing Plant
Algebra Number Sense
 Students look into a plant that doubles in height every month and work out a rule for its height at any point, then run that rule backwards to discover why a positive number raised to a ...
8th 8th HS Fractions patterns negative exponents exponential growth 8.EE.1 rate of change

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"...
5th 6th 7th 8th HS estimation Volume 6.RP.3 7.G.1 reasoning MP1 MP2 MP3 Torus donuts donut

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...
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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 ...
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...
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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 ...
8th 8th HS combinations Data and Probability HSS-CP number of ways game estimation

Pixar vs DreamWorks

Movies and Entertainment Probability and Statistics
 Animated films are a billion-dollar industry.  The two biggest producers of animated films are DreamWorks and Pixar.  The two have been going head-to-head for more than ten years now. ...
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Peeps
Number Sense Food Holidays Probability and Statistics
"How many Peeps do you think are sold for Easter in the U.S.?"In this updated activity, students start by making their own guesses for the number of Peeps sold each Easter. They then consider what inf...
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