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Penny Wars anew
Geometry 3-act tasks
 Act One: Check out all of the pennies! What questions come to mind? If you want the most money, which container should you pick? What information do you need to answer this question?  ...
measurement Volume cylinder 8.G.9 8th HS HSG.GMD.3 3-act task money

Do caffeinated drinks have similar amounts of jolt?
Geometry Science Food Ratio and Proportion
We found this interesting caffeine infographic at visual.ly. Wonderings? How many McDonalds coffees do I need to get the same amount of caffeine that I would get i...
proportion measurement scale Volume circle cylinder metric simliar figures 8.G.9 G.MG.1 G.GMD.3 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 coffee

Monster cake
Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
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 ...
Fractions measurement percent estimation Volume 6.RP 7.RP 5.NF 7.G.6 surface area 6.G.4 6th 7th 5th 4th circle area food

Ramen noodle heist
Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
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. What do you wonder about this heist?&...
estimation Volume 5.NBT 6.NS 4.MD MP2 6th 7th 5th 4th 7.G.B 4.OA 6.G.A MP5 5.MD.C

Largest coffee, new world record
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food
The world record for the largest cup of coffee was recently set (see picture above).  In this activity students explore scale, similar figures, volume and measurement as they estimate the...
proportion measurement scale Volume circle cylinder metric simliar figures 8.G.9 G.MG.1 G.GMD.3 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 coffee

How long would it take to build this underground house and pool?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Social Studies 3-act tasks
The building of this underground house and pool was presented by Cayote Person and his partner, Mark Lavins, on their youtube channel, "Brave Wilderness." At BraveWilderness.com the busin...
estimation Volume rate 6.RP 6.G 7.RP 7.G 7.EE MP8 8.G 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.G HSG MP5 3-act

BIG Snickers bar
Algebra Geometry Food 3-act tasks Wow factor
  Act 1 - Big question = How many times bigger than a regular Snickers bar is this? What info would you like to know? How are you going to judge how much bigger this ...
Volume 7.G.1 7.G.6 6th 7th 5th 4th 6.G.A 6.RP.A 7.RP.A 4.MD.A unit ratio 5.MD.C 3-act task Unit rate

Giant iceberg
Number Sense Geometry Science Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
    Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUTERS  This giant iceberg drifted past Ferryland, Newfoundland in 2017.  It's hard to tell how large it actually is, but...
Volume 6.RP.3 7.G.1 5.MD 6.G 7.G 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.MD.5 HSG-MG.A.1 MP5 6.G.2 climate change 7.G.5 estimation Earth day

Have a heart
Number Sense Geometry Social Studies Holidays Art 3-act tasks
Clicking on the image above will show the heart larger in a new window. Canstruction® is an event hosted in more than 150 countries throughout the world to demonstrate "innovation, hunger ...
estimation Volume MP1 MP2 MP3 6th 7th 8th HS 5th analysis considerations 3-act task

Shrinking Toblerone
Number Sense Geometry Food Current events Ratio and Proportion
  New York Times photo - Credit Darren Staples/Reuters  They changed it.  That is so not fair ... or is it? You can check out a video news story on the delicious shrinking Toblero...
Data and Probability ratio Volume 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 5.MD 7.G.6 6th 7th HS 5th HSN.Q.A.1 Toblerone currency conversion Unit rate

Rescue of the Chilean miners - The 33
Geometry Science
On August 5, 2010, the San Jose copper-gold mine near Copiapó, Chile collapsed stranding 33 miners in a large cavern more than 2,000 feet below ground. A new movie has just been released about the inc...
Volume cylinder 8.G.9 surface area 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 HSG.MG.A.2 geometry

How much have doughnuts changed?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food
Part of the Smithsonian's Sally L. Steinberg Collection of Doughnut Ephemera -- Click on the image to see it larger. When you are working on volume in your class, you can use this activi...
Volume 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 HSA.SSE.B.3 HSA.SSE.A.1 HSA.SSE.A.2 Torus donuts 8.G.C.9 HSA.APR.D.6 HSG.GMD.B.4
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