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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 ...
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

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 ...
rate 5.OA 6th 7th 8th 5th 4th 4.OA 6.RP.A 7.RP.A 4.MD.A square area E.EE.A feet to inches square roots

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 ...
Fractions measurement percent estimation Volume 6.RP 7.RP 5.NF 7.G.6 surface area 6.G.4 6th 7th 5th 4th circle area food

Tiny vacuum with a huge reach
Algebra Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks
From the vacuum description and advertisement in the PDF, how long do you think its cord must be? Thanks to Brian Shoemaker, Newton, MA teacher, for the idea and pictures.
MP.1 MP.3 MP.4 MP.2 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 8.G.B HSM circle area HSG.MG HSG.C trigonometry angles

Greasing light poles
Algebra Geometry Social Studies Sports Current events
The Philadelphia police were being proactive about keeping their enthusiastic Eagles fans from being reckless as they celebrated their 2018 Super Bowl win.  So, the police departments...
estimation surface area 8.G 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 6.G.A MP5 6.EE.A cylinder surface area sports football

How many cars are there?
Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks
Brian came home from work to find that his son had his toy cars organized in a tight parking lot on our front porch. ? Below is a video version of our power point for the activity, whic...
area 5.NBT.5 5th 3rd 4th 4.MD.3 4.NBT.5 3-act task 3.OA.1 array multipication 3.OA.3 3.OA.7 elementary

A gorgeous, glittery card
Number Sense Geometry Holidays Art
     Uh oh!  How do you find the area of a heart? Get your students to help you calculate how many sequins you'll need to order for this class project.   
area 6th 7th 8th 5th 3rd 4th 6.G.A 7.G.A irregular area calculations 3.MD.C 4.NBT.B 5.NBT.B Valentine's Day valentine Mother's day

Alarming ice cracks on Brunt Ice Sheet in Antarctica
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science
    A new, fast-growing ice crack is forcing the Halley VI British research station in Antarctica (shown above) to be moved.  Fear of a huge break-off from the ice sheet ...
Data and Probability ratio area rate global warming 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 6.G.A 7.G.A climate change HSG/GPE.B.7 HSA/CED.A.2 HSG/SRT.A.1 HSN/Q.A.1 scale drawing scale winter

What's wrong with this picture?
Number Sense Geometry Food
We've gotten used to believing what we read or see advertised.  But sometimes the clerk doesn't get the sales discount right or something seems a little off. Let students ponder this store me...
Fractions division estimation 5.NBT 7.G 5.NF 6th 7th multiplication 3.G 4.NF.B food circle area

Pick-a-brick wall at the Lego store
Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
There are walls at the Lego stores that are filled with individual Lego parts.  You can fill a bucket and pick out exactly what you need. Use this activity to get your students ...
area 5.NBT.5 6th 5th 3rd 4th 4.MD.3 4.NBT.5 3-act task array multipication Lego 3.OA.3 elementary

Big Papi
Algebra Food Sports 3-act tasks
  What do you wonder? How many donuts make up this Big Papi tribute? What would be useful to help you figure this out? The following pictures that will open in new ...
baseball MLB scale area 6.RP.3 6.G.1 estimate 6th 7th 5th 4th 4.MD.3 7.G.3 3-act task donut elementary

Rescue of the Chilean miners - The 33
Geometry Science
On August 5, 2010, the San Jose copper-gold mine near Copiapó, Chile collapsed stranding 33 miners in a large cavern more than 2,000 feet below ground. A new movie has just been released about the inc...
Volume cylinder 8.G.9 surface area 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 HSG.MG.A.2 geometry
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