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Inauguration Date

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Probability and Statistics
  The date of the Presidential Inauguration this year can be written in an interesting way. What do you notice?  What do you wonder?  Do you think that this happens often in a yea...

December 21, 2020 - Great conjunction

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science Current events
Right now, just after sunset, in the southwest sky, you can check out the planets of Jupiter and Saturn as they get closer and closer to each other. They are millions of miles apart but they app...

Holiday soda displays

Algebra Number Sense Holidays
The holidays are coming! We found these timely soda displays made up entirely of 12-pack of Coca-Cola products. What questions do you have?  Start out the activity by giving kids 30 ...

Ravensburger huge puzzle

Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Art Ratio and Proportion
 This puzzle is gorgeous and HUGE! Ravensburger says that if you spent 2 hours every day putting this puzzle together it would take you a year to finish. What do you wonder? Students ...

Candy deals

Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
We found big mixed bags of candy at really good prices ... we think. Students are asked to decide which would be the best deal and the worst deal on candy.  They can also create t...

Monster cake

Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
Jodie Berman, a high school math teacher in Chicago, loves mathematics and loves to cook.  We've created an activity based on her Monster Cake (composed ...

How much chocolate is left?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
 In this short activity, students reason and calculate what is left of these chocolate bars.  The bars are the same size but are molded into different numbers of sections.  Which one ha...

Extreme weather 2020

Number Sense Science
Because of climate change, we've been having too many extreme weather events. There have been unusual droughts and heat in the West, an increased number of hurricanes, severe flooding, and high ...

USPS needs help!

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news lately.  Does it seem like your mail takes longer to reach where you have sent it now?  Do you wonder why there are delays and whether things w...

Ramen noodle heist

Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
In 2018, a truck trailer was stolen from a parking lot in Georgia. The trailer was filled with Ramen noodle packages and its contents were valued at $98,000. What do you wonder about this heist?&...
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