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Microns and Masks
Microns and Masks

How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 3–HS
Stock Market headlines - Biggest losses since 2008
Stock Market headlines - Biggest losses since 2008

This year the Dow Jones Industrial Average made headlines as it dropped in March and April. The Dow is measured in points but this decline can also be...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
World record Snickers Bar
World record Snickers Bar

In late January, workers at the Mars Wrigley plant in Waco, Texas created this giant Snickers Bar. It won a spot in The Guinness Book of Records as...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
What is with this chart?
What is with this chart?

A fellow teacher, Laura Deschaines , saw this chart on the news the other night. What do you notice? Does anything seem amiss? What should it look like?...

Algebra Number Sense
Mixing colors with food dye
Mixing colors with food dye

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...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–6
Pascal coloring and modular math
Pascal coloring and modular math

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,...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 2–HS
Data remaining ... tricky
Data remaining ... tricky

I checked my data usage for the month. What do you notice and wonder (see the activity)? What could my data plan be? How much have I used?...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Which gasoline is the cheapest?
Which gasoline is the cheapest?

When Brian traveled to Crete last summer with his wife and son on an Archaeological dig, buying gasoline for his small rental car got him wondering again. He...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS
How many delegates does each state get to send to the Democratic Convention?
How many delegates does each state get to send to the Democratic Convention?

Texas gets to send a lot more delegates to the July National Democratic Convention than New Hampshire does. How do they figure out what each state's fair number...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 5–HS
Gonna be a Leap Year
Gonna be a Leap Year

By George C. Baxley This year we will add the 29th of February to our year? Why do we do that? How can you tell? What if we...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 4–HS
K-Pop and BTS, how much can they earn from Youtube and Spotify?
K-Pop and BTS, how much can they earn from Youtube and Spotify?

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...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 2–6
It's Girl Scout cookie time again!
It's Girl Scout cookie time again!

Let your students talk about their favorite Girl Scout cookies as they figure out what the local GS chapter really earns from these sales. Use this old graphic...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–6