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Steepness and fall hiking
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science Sports
Fall is a beautiful time of year for hiking. Many students will be walking in the woods and mountains to enjoy the colorful leaves and the cool weather outside.  Let them combine what they ...
slope Pythagorean Theorem 8.G.7 7.EE.3 HSF-IF.B.6 8.EE.5 MP1 MP2 7th 8th HS 8.EE.6 8.G.8 HSG-MG.A.1 MP6 percent change

That's a big tomato!
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
These Aussi tomatoes (the tomato on the left of all of the tomatoes) are huge.   How much do you guess one weighs? Can you figure it out?
Data and Probability ratios 6.RP 7.RP 6th 7th 8th HS HSG HSG.GMD 8.G.C HSG.MG

Betsy Ross's 5-pointed star
Algebra Geometry Social Studies Art
Flag of the United States from 1777 to 1795.    In honor of Independence Day we thought it would be fun to look at one story about the first American Flag. The rough desig...
8.G 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 7.G.B 4th of July pentagram HSG.CO flag

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

2 Hiking Activities
Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion
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, Maine. Fall is a beautiful time to be outdoors or on ...
Data and Probability Unit rate slope Pythagorean Theorem rate 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 7.RP.1 6.RP.1 miles per hour calories 8.G.7 7.EE.3 HSF-IF.B.6 8.EE.5 MP1 MP2 6th 7th 8th HS 8.EE.6 8.G.8 HSG-MG.A.1 MP6 food

Can you show that the Pythagorean Theorem works?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry
Use this activity to help your students work through the meaning of the Pythagorean theorem. Pythagorean theorem experiences are often skill and drill work with contrived right triangle problem...
measurement Pythagorean Theorem visual representation 6.G 7.G 6th 7th 8th HS 8.G.6 HSG

Leslie's socially-distanced party

Algebra Geometry Science
I risked infecting my friends or becoming infected myself by throwing a very small socially-distanced party.  I served baked appetizers, disinfectant wipes, and latex gloves.  I cooked whi...
trigonometry 5.MD 6.G 7.G 8.G 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSG HSF.TF separation social distance

Fish tale, go figure!
Algebra Geometry 3-act tasks
   This activity has been updated: https://www.yummymath.com/post/real-world-math-activities-pythagorean-theorem-fish/With the subscription, you can still access the previous version of...
Pythagorean Theorem 3-d shapes 8.G.7 8th HS HSG-SRT.C.8 3-act task 3-d Pythagorean Theorem 8.G.A.4 trigonometry

Tiny vacuum with a huge reach
Algebra Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks
From the vacuum description and advertisement in the PDF, how long do you think its cord must be? Thanks to Brian Shoemaker, Newton, MA teacher, for the idea and pictures.
MP.1 MP.3 MP.4 MP.2 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 8.G.B HSM circle area HSG.MG HSG.C trigonometry angles

How long will it take you to trick-or-treat?
Number Sense Geometry Holidays
It's Halloween and this is your neighborhood. How long will it take you to trick or treat at every house in your neighborhood? Possible conversation with students: How long will it tak...
problem solving Halloween estimation MP.1 MP.3 MP.7 MP.2 4.MD.2 6th 7th 8th 5th 3rd 4th 4.NBT.4 8.G.8 4.MD.3 4.NBT.5 3.NBT.2 3.NBT

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
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