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John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician
Number Sense Math and Social Studies Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion
John Urschel is a young man with several seemingly disparate characteristics and talents.  He is an athlete and a mathematician and he is a black man and a mathematician.  He loves what he...
3.MD 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 3rd 4th 3.NF John Urschel Creating a timeline puzzles

Inauguration Date
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Data and probability
  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...
patterns 6.EE 7.EE MP1 MP2 MP7 MP8 5.OA 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 4th 4.OA MP4 4.G.A symmetry palindrome

December 21, 2020 - Great conjunction
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and 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...
rate of change 4.MD 7.G MP3 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 4th circles MP6 apparent diameter HSG.C central angle 8.F.B HSF.IF.B astronomy

Holiday soda displays
Algebra Number Sense Holidays and Annual Events
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 ...
Data and Probability problem solving Christmas estimation area whole numbers 7.SP.5 7.SP.7 3.MD.5 3.MD.6 5.NBT.5 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 3rd 4th 4.NBT.5 Holidays Hanukah 3.MD.7

Canstruction
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Social Studies 3-act tasks
  Act One:  Take a look at the pic. What questions come to mind? Just before Thanksgiving there are competitions all over the world to celebrate cool design, tricky engineering, a...
area pattern square numbers series summation 6.EE.1 7.G.6 MP2 MP3 MP7 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 4th 5.MD.5 4.MD.3 HSF.LE.2 3-act task

Is the Electoral College fair?
Number Sense Math and Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion
Show your students this really cute segment comparing how the Electoral College functions in our elections to what students think is fair and just. From the New York Times, Electoral ...
Data and Probability percents electoral college 6.RP 7.RP 6th 7th 8th HS majority bias in congressional districting popular vote analyzing bias

2 Hiking Activities
Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion
How much food do you need to carry to hike the Appalacian Trail? The AT is a hiking trail that begins in Georgia and ends on Mount Katadin, Maine. Fall is a beautiful time to be outdoors or on ...
Data and Probability Unit rate slope Pythagorean Theorem rate 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 7.RP.1 6.RP.1 miles per hour calories 8.G.7 7.EE.3 HSF-IF.B.6 8.EE.5 MP1 MP2 6th 7th 8th HS 8.EE.6 8.G.8 HSG-MG.A.1 MP6 food

Can you show that the Pythagorean Theorem works?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry
Use this activity to help your students work through the meaning of the Pythagorean theorem. Pythagorean theorem experiences are often skill and drill work with contrived right triangle problem...
measurement Pythagorean Theorem visual representation 6.G 7.G 6th 7th 8th HS 8.G.6 HSG

USPS needs help!
Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Current events Data and probability
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...
5.NBT 6.NS 4.MD 5.MD 6.RP 6.SP 5.OA 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 4.OA unit ratios trends 7.RP.A 4.NBT USPS

It might be a good year to see the Perseid meteor shower
Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Catching a productive meteor shower can be a stunning experience.  On the evenings and mornings of August 11th, 12th and 13th there could be a very good show.  A last quarter moon ...
Unit rate data analysis 5.MD 6.RP 7.RP 5.NF 7.SP 6th 7th 8th HS 5th apparent magnitude recognize trends perseids astronomy
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