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Here in the Northeast, flowers are blooming and trees are leafing out. We thought the creation of a tree that grows before your eyes might be akin to...

A man from Georgia, Andreas Flaten, finally received his last paycheck from his disgruntled employer. He had been owed that last check for several months and was having...

Note: This is a remake of our 2014 and 2017 activities " How Much Does a Lego Cost? ". How much could the Roman Colossem Lego set cost...

 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...

We found big mixed bags of candy at really good prices ... we think. Students are asked to decide which would be the best deal and the worst...

Here's a different and somewhat artistic way to encourage understanding of a conic section. Participants physically build an ellipse by choosing two foci and sketching the figure through...

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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...

I t' s t i m e t o d y e e g g s ! What do you wonder about these recipes (See the activity) for...

In this activity students have the opportunity to color as they investigate Pascal's triangle and the many useful patterns that it shows. The triangle is explored for patterns,...

Bring a little K-pop music to your class with this activity. Jason Kibbe, a terrific middle school math teacher in Chambersburg, PA , sent us an activity that...

Egad! There must be a million ways to craft one of these burger! How many ways do you think that there are? Act I - Study the menu...