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What time should I wake up?

Number Sense Food Holidays
 I'm going to surprise my mom with breakfast in bed for Mother's Day. She wakes up pretty early. When do I have to wake up to pull this off? 

How big of a crepe can you make?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
At Costco you can buy this huge tub of nutella.  It contains nearly 7 pounds of chocolaty-hazelnut spread. We use nutella to make banana/nutella crepes.  How long will that tub last u...

Mardi Gras, 2023

Algebra Number Sense Holidays Ratio and Proportion
Updated for 2023! Tuesday, February 21, 2023, will be the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of the season of Lent.  Mardi Gras is a last hoorah and is celebrated throughout the world ...

Crazy Twos (Two to the…s)

Algebra Number Sense
 Let your students practice manipulating exponents. Multiplication, division, roots, powers of powers.  This powerful activity asks them to do some impressive mathematics in their heads. We ...

Cold NFL games

Algebra Number Sense Sports Current events Probability and Statistics
There have been some pretty cold football games. How do you suppose the frigid temperatures affect the success or failure of the teams that are involved? Do teams from colder areas usually beat warm...

Home team advantage?

Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Updated! Even before your students check out the graphic below, ask them whether they think a game played at home gives their team an advantage.  If so, how much of an advantage?  Enjoy t...

Shopping season already!

Number Sense Social Studies Holidays Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
We used to see holiday sales right after Thanksgiving but, surprisingly, holiday shopping has already begun. Sales are advertised everywhere.  Students will be able to add some understanding an...

Spicy hot chocolate for the Dia de los Muertos

Algebra Number Sense Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion
  The Day of the Dead is always on the first and second of November.  Life and death are part of the natural cycle of life and the Dia de los Muertos honors that cycle.   Peppe...

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?

AQI - Air Quality Index

Number Sense Science Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The AQI is a measurement of how much particulate matter, dangerous ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide there is in the world's atmosphere at any one time and place. This W...

Candy deals

Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
We found big mixed bags of candy at really good prices ... we think. Students are asked to decide which would be the best deal and the worst deal on candy.  They can also create t...

Extreme weather 2020

Number Sense Science
Because of climate change, we've been having too many extreme weather events. There have been unusual droughts and heat in the West, an increased number of hurricanes, severe flooding, and high ...
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