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Tree for Springtime
Tree for Springtime

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...

Algebra Geometry Grades 3–HS
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
Shoprite's solar energy goals on the African continent
Shoprite's solar energy goals on the African continent

Shoprite is the largest supermarket chain in Africa. The company is presently engaged in increasing their use of solar power to harness the abundant natural resource of solar...

Algebra Geometry Grades 3–6
Will our U.S. flag change yet again?
Will our U.S. flag change yet again?

How many stripes are in our present flag? (The bottom right flag that has been in use since 1960; See the PowerPoint) How many stars? What do the...

Algebra Geometry Grades 2–5
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
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
Inauguration Date
Inauguration Date

The date of the Presidential Inauguration this year can be written in an interesting way. What do you notice? What do you wonder? Do you think that this...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
December 21, 2020 - Great conjunction
December 21, 2020 - Great conjunction

Right now, just after sunset, in the southwest sky, you can check out the planets of Jupiter and Saturn as they get closer and closer to each other....

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
Ravensburger huge puzzle
Ravensburger huge puzzle

 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...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 3–7
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