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The Ultimate Key Lime Pie

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Any time math
 On a cold and snowy day in Boston about ten years ago, 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. In this upda...

Giant Pumpkins (2025)

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion Wow factor
🎃October is the time of year when giant pumpkin contests take place all over the world, and the pumpkins just keep getting bigger and bigger!In this activity, students will explore the latest giant pu...

Someone ate my cake!

Number Sense Math and Food Any time math
🍰In this updated activity, students analyze a photo of a partially eaten cake to figure out how much was taken, what fraction is left, and how much the culprit might owe based on the cake’s ...

Vampire Bats

Number Sense Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events
🦇In this updated activity, students explore how vampire bats drink half their body weight in blood in just 20 minutes. Using proportional reasoning and unit ...

The Power of Leverage

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Any time math
 📈 In this activity, students will explore the power and risks of leverage by analyzing the price movements in trading. They'll calculate percentage gains and losses, compare leveraged vs. non-le...

Bye bye Antibiotic Chickens

Number Sense Math and Science Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
🔔 Free Trial Alert!🐔Fast food chains like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Chipotle, and Whole Foods are moving toward removing antibiotics from the food we consume to help combat antibiotic-res...

Mashed Potatoes Proportions

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events
🥔 "Why do we never have enough mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving?" In this updatedactivity, students will dive into the math of mashed potatoes planning to ensu...

Cookie Calculations

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
In this activity, students will step into the kitchen to explore the math behind baking!   🍪They’ll estimate costs, calculate how many cookies can be made with a given am...

Starbucks Sales and Nutrition

Number Sense Math and Food Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Kick off the activity with starter slides that spark curiosity by asking students if they recognize the Starbucks logo and how many locations they think are in the U.S. Then, engage them in estimating...

Big bucks 2023

Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Updated! When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world.  He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...
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