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USPS needs help!

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news lately.  Does it seem like your mail takes longer to reach where you have sent it now?  Do you wonder why there are delays and whether things w...

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...

Mixing colors with food dye

Number Sense Food Holidays Art
It's time to dye eggs! What do you wonder about these recipes (See the activity) for coloring? What would happen if I used the wrong recipe (i.e. cake mix instead of egg ...

Wanna work for Uber?

Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
  I received two ads for working for Uber. What do you notice and wonder?  Why are the ads different?  Is it the same rate?  If not which is the best deal?  Why?  ...

The Forever Roll

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion Funny
  That's a big roll of toilet paper!  Why would anyone need such a big roll of toilet paper?  How does it compare to Charmin's other toilet paper products? If this roll lasts for...

How should I cook my turkey?

Algebra Number Sense Food Holidays
Should I oven bake it, deep fry it or barbecue and smoke it?  When do I have to wake up to begin preparations? How long will the cooking take?  How much will it cost?  How ma...

Operation Gratitude – Halloween candy buy back

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
    This is a great idea! Motivate kids to get rid of all of that candy for a good cause. Operation Gratitude and dentists are encouraging healthy eating, motivated giving, an...

Does it pay to get educated?

Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 This activity is currently being updated…stay tuned! (May 2026)   Why should students do well in school, graduate high school, or go on to college?  In this activity median e...

Who's going back to school?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Students look at the past and present populations of the U.S. and the past and present population of school attendees to calculate the percentage of the population that are enrolled in K-12 school...

What's the answer?

Algebra Number Sense Current events
Image by Twitter user @pjmdoll.  Math doesn't usually create a buzz on Twitter.  This past week this post did just that.  People argued online about whether the answer was 16 or...

Bears Ears revisited

Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
There is some beautiful land in Utah that was changed last year from federally protected land to Utah overseen land.  The buttes of Bears Ears (shown above) and the surrounding territory cont...

Spiraling squares - compass and straight edge

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays Art
Can you see the many spirals in this design? Students calculate the size of each increasing round of squares and consider what sort of spirals these must be. Work...
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