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Halloween Candy Buy Back

Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
Shortly after Halloween, individuals and businesses (especially dentists) collect donations of extra unopened candy to create care packages to send to soldiers and first responders. Some businesses wi...

The Ultimate Key Lime Pie

Number Sense Geometry Food Any time math
 On a cold and snowy day in Boston about ten years ago, two chefs created a huge Key Lime pie to remind the frozen people of the Northeast how tasty and warm the Keys of Florida are. In this upda...

Giant Pumpkins

Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
🎃October is the time of year when giant pumpkin contests take place all over the world, and the pumpkins just keep getting bigger and bigger!In this activity, students will explore the latest giant pu...

Someone ate my cake!

Number Sense Food
 In this updated activity, students analyze a photo of a partially eaten cake to figure out how much was taken, what fraction is left, and how much the culprit might owe based on the cake’s total pric...

Vampire Bats

Number Sense Science Holidays
🦇In this updated activity, students explore how vampire bats drink half their body weight in blood in just 20 minutes. Using proportional reasoning and unit ...

The Power of Leverage

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
 📈 In this activity, students will explore the power and risks of leverage by analyzing the price movements in trading. They'll calculate percentage gains and losses, compare leveraged vs. non-leverag...

Bye bye Antibiotic Chickens

Number Sense Science Food Ratio and Proportion
 Fast food chains like McDonald’s, Chick-fil-A, Panera Bread, Chipotle, and Whole Foods are moving toward removing antibiotics from the food we consume to help combat antibiotic-resistant...

Mashed Potatoes Proportions

Algebra Number Sense Food Holidays
🥔 "Why do we never have enough mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving?" In this updatedactivity, students will dive into the math of mashed potatoes planning to ensu...

Shrinkflation

Number Sense Food
Are your favorite snacks secretly shrinking? Students compare the size and price of three popular snacks in 2022 versus 2026, calculating each item's unit price and percent change to uncover "shrinkfl...

Cookie Calculations

Algebra Number Sense Food Ratio and Proportion
In this activity, students will step into the kitchen to explore the math behind baking!   🍪They’ll estimate costs, calculate how many cookies can be made with a given am...

Starbucks Sales and Nutrition

Number Sense Food Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Kick off the activity with starter slides that spark curiosity by asking students if they recognize the Starbucks logo and how many locations they think are in the U.S. Then, engage them in estimating...

Mallie's latest Big Burger

Algebra Number Sense Food Ratio and Proportion
It's time to treat your students to ratios, proportions, fractions and BIG BURGERS! In this activity students explore the ratio of the various ingredients in the world's largest burger (pic...
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