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Summer Solstice, the longest day
Algebra Science Holidays Probability and Statistics
  Sunrise on the summer solstice at StonehengeJune 21st, at 10:57 am EDT, the Earth's North Pole will be tilted as far towards the Sun as it will ever be in the year.  This marks the lo...
data analysis estimation graph Earth's rotation 7.NS 6.EE 7.EE 7.SP 8.EE 8.F HSA-REI 6th 7th 8th HS polynomial trend line HSA.APR summer

Giant beach towel
Geometry Art Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
  Beaches are starting to open again. Bring summertime smiles and hopes to your class with this activity.  Towel project by Misael Soto. Act One: Check out this beach tow...
estimation area 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 7.G.B 6.G.A MP5 7.EE.B 3-act task summer beach

March Madness - Does seeding really matter?
Number Sense Sports Current events Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
   March Madness, the big 68 team college basketball tournament, will now take over our TV viewing during the weekends of March. School and office friends are filling out brackets....
Data and Probability percent bar graph estimation sports 6.RP.3 7.RP.3 7.RP march madness 6th 7th

Throwing Up
Algebra Geometry Science
 This year, Buffalo, New York, has had more than 100 inches of snow this winter. We imagine that the height of the tunnel to people's homes is getting pretty high. It's hard to shovel new snow wh...
parabolic motion estimation graph parabolas 8.F.5 HSA-REI 7th 8th HSA HSF HSA.CED.2 HSG.MG.3 weather winter snow

Earth's perihelion with the Sun
Algebra Science Holidays Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
On January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year? In this activity students become familiar with the terms&nbs...
ratio Unit rate estimation 6.RP.3 7.RP 7.NS.2 6.NS.1 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSN-Q HSA.CED.1

How many feet of lights should I buy for my tree?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays 3-act tasks
Check out our Christmas Tree! We need to buy lights for the tree.  Without calculating, guess how many feet of lights we will need. What information would help you t...
estimation circumference MP1 MP2 MP3 6th 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 conic surface area 3-act task MP4

Do I have enough wrapping paper?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays 3-act tasks
 In this problem based activity students first guess and then try to calculate whether they will have enough paper to wrap this present without taping pieces of wrapping paper together.Consi...
estimation 6.G.1 7.G.6 surface area 6.G.4 nets 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 6.G.A MP5 HSG.MG.A.3 7.EE.B 3-act task 6.EE.A measuring wrapping paper need Christmas Holidays

Lots of Cranberries
Geometry Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
 The harvest must be nearing completion now and growers are selling their product to make cranberry juice, jelly, sauce, and of course, fresh berries in time for Thanksgiving. In this activit...
estimation 5.MD 6.RP 6.SP 8.G 6th 7th 8th 5th 7.G.B circle area cylinder volume using ratio to compare quantities cranberries ratio

How many gumballs are there?
Number Sense Geometry Food Probability and Statistics
Gumball Machine Problem from Brian Marks on Vimeo This problem is a little puzzle to get your students thinking, estimating, and calculating. We've given you a pdf file w...
estimation Volume 8.G.9 HSG-MG.1 6th 7th 8th HS HSG.GMD.3 HSG.MG.2

Willy Makeit or Betty Wont
Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion Funny Wow factor
I have to go to the bathroom pretty badly. I have to admit that I have been holding it in for a while.  Finally!  I see a bathroom sign!  Wait ... it is in kilometers?  How...
estimation 6.RP.3 5.MD.1 6th 5th 4th 4.MD.1 metric conversion units

Just ONE hot dog
Algebra Number Sense Science Food Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
A newly released nutritional and environmentally sustainable study shows that eating just one hot dog can take 36 minutes off your total healthy lifespan. How many would you have to eat to lo...
Unit rate estimation 4.MD 5.MD 6.RP 7.RP 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 4th HSN reasonableness rate conversions

Holiday soda displays
Algebra Number Sense Holidays
The holidays are coming! We found these timely soda displays made up entirely of 12-pack of Coca-Cola products. What questions do you have?  Start out the activity by giving kids 30 ...
Data and Probability problem solving Christmas estimation area whole numbers 7.SP.5 7.SP.7 3.MD.5 3.MD.6 5.NBT.5 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 3rd 4th 4.NBT.5 Holidays Hanukah 3.MD.7
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