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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

Ramen noodle heist
Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
In 2018, a truck trailer was stolen from a parking lot in Georgia. The trailer was filled with Ramen noodle packages and its contents were valued at $98,000. What do you wonder about this heist?&...
estimation Volume 5.NBT 6.NS 4.MD MP2 6th 7th 5th 4th 7.G.B 4.OA 6.G.A MP5 5.MD.C

How long will it take you to trick-or-treat?
Number Sense Geometry Holidays
It's Halloween and this is your neighborhood. How long will it take you to trick or treat at every house in your neighborhood? Possible conversation with students: How long will it tak...
problem solving Halloween estimation MP.1 MP.3 MP.7 MP.2 4.MD.2 6th 7th 8th 5th 3rd 4th 4.NBT.4 8.G.8 4.MD.3 4.NBT.5 3.NBT.2 3.NBT

Opening Weekend - Avengers: Endgame
Algebra Current events Probability and Statistics
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...
Scatter Plot patterns data analysis estimation movies linear 8.SP.2 8.SP.3 HSS-ID.B.6 8.SP.1 8th HS S-ID bivariate data slope

How long would it take to build this underground house and pool?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Social Studies 3-act tasks
The building of this underground house and pool was presented by Cayote Person and his partner, Mark Lavins, on their youtube channel, "Brave Wilderness." At BraveWilderness.com the busin...
estimation Volume rate 6.RP 6.G 7.RP 7.G 7.EE MP8 8.G 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.G HSG MP5 3-act

Will Damarious Randall have to pay big?
Number Sense Sports Current events 3-act tasks
Warriors won the NBA Championships.  Randall won't have to buy jerseys!  The Cleveland Brown's safety player, Damarious Randall, posted this tweet.  Its been ...
estimation 6.RP.3 MP1 5.NBT.5 6th 5th basketball

How many wings did the Bills send the Bengals?
Algebra Food Sports Ratio and Proportion
  Cincinnati Bengals serving their thank-you gift from the Buffalo Bills to the Autism High School at the Children's Home of Cincinnati On December 31st, 2017, the Cincinnati Benga...
estimation 6.RP.3 MP1 5.NBT.5 6th 7th 5th elementary food

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

Hands of Support
Art Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
 Lorenzo Quinn, an Italian sculptor, created and temporarily installed this piece of art entitled "Support" in Venice.  Quinn used his own children's hands to design this piece.  His in...
proportion ratio MP1 6th 7th 8th HS 6.RP.A 7.RP.A 3-act task MP4 operations with fractions estimation

New Pirates of the Caribbean (2017) - How profitable?
Algebra Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
The fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie opened on Friday, May 26th ,2017. Your students might be looking forward to seeing this movie and motivated to understand the investment expenses and pr...
mean patterns data analysis estimation 6.RP.3 6.SP.3 6th 7th HS MP5 HSM 7.EE.B.3

Giant iceberg
Number Sense Geometry Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
    Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUTERS  This giant iceberg drifted past Ferryland, Newfoundland in 2017.  It's hard to tell how large it actually is, but...
Volume 6.RP.3 7.G.1 5.MD 6.G 7.G 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.MD.5 HSG-MG.A.1 MP5 6.G.2 climate change 7.G.5 estimation Earth day

Have a heart
Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Holidays Art 3-act tasks
Clicking on the image above will show the heart larger in a new window. Canstruction® is an event hosted in more than 150 countries throughout the world to demonstrate "innovation, hunger ...
estimation Volume MP1 MP2 MP3 6th 7th 8th HS 5th analysis considerations 3-act task
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