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Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?
Does an NFL player's draft order mean a lot for the player?

Updated! This Thursday, April 27 th , college football players will be awaiting knowing their futures in the NFL.Every spring, roughly 250 college football players are drafted by...

Algebra Sports Grades 5–HS
Dunkin's Go2s
Dunkin's Go2s

Last year, Dunkin Donuts offered a great deal for getting two breakfast sandwiches at a pretty low cost. Check out their poster for the sandwich costs and pictures....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician
John Urschel, retired Baltimore Raven and Black mathematician

John Urschel is a young man with several seemingly disparate characteristics and talents. He is an athlete and a mathematician and he is a black man and a...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 2–HS
At least the days are getting longer
At least the days are getting longer

What's your guess? How fast are the number of daylight hours changing each day? Are the changes dramatic or subtle? Students make guesses; compute how long, on average,...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
How should I spend my rewards?
How should I spend my rewards?

There's a new way to earn rewards at many grocery stores. For every dollar that you spend, you accumulate points. Then there are special rewards where you earn...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–7
Crazy basketball score
Crazy basketball score

Wow! Look at that score! There were some scoreboard malfunctions in this December 15, 2020, pre-season game. What might have been the final score if this game progressed...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 2–6
Holiday soda displays
Holiday soda displays

The holidays are coming! We found these timely soda displays made up entirely of 12-pack of Coca-Cola products. What questions do you have? Start out the activity by...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 2–HS
Candy deals
Candy deals

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...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–6
Monster cake
Monster cake

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 of everything that...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–6
How much chocolate is left?
How much chocolate is left?

In this short activity, students reason and calculate what is left of these chocolate bars. The bars are the same size but are molded into different numbers of...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–5
2 Hiking Activities
2 Hiking Activities

How much food do you need to carry to hike the Appalacian Trail? The AT is a hiking trail that begins in Georgia and ends on Mount Katadin,...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Ramen noodle heist
Ramen noodle heist

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....

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–6