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Giant beach towel
Geometry Math and Art Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Data and probability Wow factor
Beaches are starting to open again. Bring summertime smiles and hopes to your class with this activity.  Towel project by Misael Soto. Act One: Check out this beach towel!  Wh...
estimation area 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 7.G.B 6.G.A MP5 7.EE.B 3-act task summer beach

March Madness - Does seeding really matter?
Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
  March Madness, the big 68 team college basketball tournament, will now take over our TV viewing during the weekends of March. School and office friends are filling out brackets. ...
Data and Probability percent bar graph estimation sports 6.RP.3 7.RP.3 7.RP march madness 6th 7th

Throwing Up 2023
Algebra Geometry Math and Science
This year, Buffalo, New York, has had more than 100 inches of snow this winter. We imagine that the height of the tunnel to people's homes is getting pretty high. It's hard to shovel new snow when y...
parabolic motion estimation graph parabolas 8.F.5 HSA-REI 7th 8th HSA HSF HSA.CED.2 HSG.MG.3 weather

Earth's perihelion with the Sun
Algebra Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Today, Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year? In this activity students become fam...
ratio Unit rate estimation 6.RP.3 7.RP 7.NS.2 6.NS.1 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSN-Q HSA.CED.1

How many feet of lights should I buy for my tree?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events 3-act tasks
Check out our Christmas Tree! We need to buy lights for the tree.  Without calculating, guess how many feet of lights we will need. What information would help you t...
estimation circumference MP1 MP2 MP3 6th 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 conic surface area 3-act task MP4

Do I have enough wrapping paper?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events 3-act tasks
In this problem based activity students first guess and then try to calculate whether they will have enough paper to wrap this present without taping pieces of wrapping paper together. Con...
estimation 6.G.1 7.G.6 surface area 6.G.4 nets 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 6.G.A MP5 HSG.MG.A.3 7.EE.B 3-act task 6.EE.A measuring wrapping paper need

Lots of Cranberries
Geometry Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion
 The harvest must be nearing completion now and growers are selling their product to make cranberry juice, jelly, sauce, and of course, fresh berries in time for Thanksgiving. In this activit...
estimation 5.MD 6.RP 6.SP 8.G 6th 7th 8th 5th 7.G.B circle area cylinder volume using ratio to compare quantities cranberries ratio

The size of chocolates
Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events
In this activity students assume that all of our pieces of chocolate are about the same thickness and proceed to approximate their volumes by comparing only their surface areas.  Consider sh...
estimation food Volume mean radius estimation chocolate candy 3.MD.5 3.MD.6 6.G.1 7.G.4 7.G.6 6th 7th 5th 3rd 4th

How many gumballs are there?
Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Data and probability
Gumball Machine Problem from Brian Marks on Vimeo This problem is a little puzzle to get your students thinking, estimating, and calculating. We've given you a pdf file w...
estimation Volume 8.G.9 HSG-MG.1 6th 7th 8th HS HSG.GMD.3 HSG.MG.2

Willy Makeit or Betty Wont
Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion Funny Wow factor
I have to go to the bathroom pretty badly. I have to admit that I have been holding it in for a while.  Finally!  I see a bathroom sign!  Wait ... it is in kilometers?  How...
estimation 6.RP.3 5.MD.1 6th 5th 4th 4.MD.1 metric conversion units
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