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Deflategate
Deflategate

The deflated ball controversy makes an interesting segue into negative number line understanding. A particular digital psi football gauge reads 0 when the ball is at a proper...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Cost of light bulbs
Cost of light bulbs

This activity has been updated (2026). See the new activity here: https://www.yummymath.com/post/light-bulb-cost-comparison/ There's a lot of misinformation out there about the cost to consumers of CFL and LED...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Scoring Olympic ski jumping
Scoring Olympic ski jumping

The scoring rubric for each of the Olympic events is intended to eliminate the possibility of scoring bias from the judges. Let your students learn more about the...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–HS
Really old
Really old

Tom Lehrer is a singer, songwriter, satirist, pianist and mathematician who has written some wonderful songs. In 1959 he wrote a song called “New Math”. At that time,...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
Crop circles
Crop circles

In the travel section of our newspaper this week, Wiltshire, England was a recommended destination to see Stonehendge and crop circles ........... crop circles? Many of the crop...

Algebra Geometry Grades 4–7
Methane math
Methane math

Updated! Carbon dioxide and methane are our two most prevalent human-contributed greenhouse gases. This holstein cow is one of many huge contributors to our methane production. Let students...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
Lifespan of a meme, the Harlem Shake
Lifespan of a meme, the Harlem Shake

Five friends who skateboard and video tape made up a strange dance one afternoon and filmed it on February 2nd (look it up on youtube!). Now the whole...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Happy 14th B'ak'tun!
Happy 14th B'ak'tun!

Luckily, we’ve passed 12/21/2012 and the world is still here and we’ve made it into the start of the next Mayan calendar cycle ... the next B’ak’tun. The...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 3–HS
The Fiscal Cliff - sounds scary
The Fiscal Cliff - sounds scary

We've used a graphic to help students understand what is meant by the Fiscal Cliff. Students will understand some of the terms and study the consequences of two...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 6–HS
My Facebook IPO investment
My Facebook IPO investment

What is an IPO? Are they always good investments? Students analyze charts and data, learn a little about investing, calculate percent loss (unfortunately), and make some Facebook stock...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
The tallest structure made of Legos
The tallest structure made of Legos

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...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 3–6
Linsanity
Linsanity

Jeremy Lin is the New York Knicks most startling player. His story is exciting in that he graduated from Harvard in 2010 and was not immediately drafted into...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–6