Activities about Volume

28 activities Topic: Volume

Act One: Take a look at the first picture (Krispy-Kreme-photos). What is the first question that comes to mind? How many donuts is that? What information would be...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–7

Green, green river

During the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, the local plumbers union dyes the Chicago River emerald green. Students learn what PPM (parts per million) means and attempt...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7

Is this possible?

Brian Shoemaker, a Newton, MA mathematics teache r, saw this Dunkin Donuts Mazda traveling down the road. He wondered if that size coffee cup could really have coffee...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS

Geometry of Flooding

To this day, the March 2010 floods in Massachusetts were described as “once-in-a-generation” river levels, experiencing the highest levels in 23 years and setting new records. This two-page...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–HS