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How much did the tooth fairy give you when you lost a tooth?

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
   Think back to when you were loosing your baby teeth.  What was the going tooth rate in your house? Do you think that, on average, you were paid well or were you disappointed? &nbs...

Will our U.S. flag change yet again?

Algebra Geometry Math and Social Studies Current events
How many stripes are in our present flag?  (The bottom right flag that has been in use since 1960; See the PowerPoint) How many stars? What do the numbers of stars and strip...

At least the days are getting longer

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events Current events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
What's your guess?  How fast are the number of daylight hours changing each day?  Are the changes dramatic or subtle? Students make guesses; compute how l...

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...

Sadly, Jorge passed away yesterday.

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
He was a great dog!  We wondered how old he was in human years? Jorge has been part of YummyMath for a long time. Sadly, yesterday he died.  We wondered how old he would ha...

Opening Weekend - Avengers: Endgame

Algebra Current events Data and probability
Can you tell from its opening weekend how much the new movie, Avengers: Endgame, might earn in theaters?  This activity can be used anytime and is especially timely when there i...

Pythagorean Triples and coloring

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Art
Pythagorean triples are not only handy for students to recognize but produce some interesting and lovely patterns.  We've combined a little coloring with our Pythagorean Triple patter...

Weird wing prices

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Data and probability
Clicking on this image will show it larger in a new window. Danny's Wok in Philadelphia has a huge price list for ordering their famous chicken wings. Why did they write t...

Consumer spending 2018

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Data and probability
Graph from Wolfram Alpha Consumers in the U.S. spend a lot of money. In this activity we look at historical data to see if there are any patterns in our spending.  How does our holida...

Fantasy Football

Algebra Number Sense Sports Holidays and Annual Events
In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are t...
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