Activities about estimation

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On October 16, 1995, perhaps a million black men gathered for the Million Man March on Washington. This was 32 years after Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his...

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...

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...

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...

For Saint Patrick's Day add a little nutrition math to your celebration. In this post we look at calories, carbohydrates, sugars, fats, and proteins to decide what would...

Brian can't even go to his town's spring festival without seeing math. Let your class approximate the height or length of this ladder by using the relative size...

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...

Act One: The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea. Check out this video on youtube! What other questions do...

This activity could be used as an introduction to trig ratios. Students figure out the approximate length of the huge branch that I have to fell for safety...

How long will it take me to download the video game? This can be done as a 3 Act Task. To get started simply show the video and...

Lately the news is filled with talk of the Euro, US foreign debt, the fragility of European monetary systems, and the interdependence of all of these crisis. In...