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National Donut Day (2 activities)
Algebra Geometry Food Current events Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks
 Friday, June 5th, is National Donut Day.  We have 2 activities to support this silly holiday.  How much have doughnuts changed? Students become familiar with the word "torus"...
5th 6th 7th 8th HS estimation Volume 6.RP.3 7.G.1 reasoning MP1 MP2 MP3 Torus donuts donut

The Ultimate Key Lime Pie
Number Sense Geometry Food Any time math
 On a cold and snowy day in Boston about ten years ago, two chefs created a huge Key Lime pie to remind the frozen people of the Northeast how tasty and warm the Keys of Florida are. In this upda...
4th 5th 6th 7th 4.MD ratio estimation Volume pi circle multiple proportion 6.RP 7.RP 7.G 8.G 8th

How much snow is that?
Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
 ❄️In this updated activity, students will estimate, calculate, and analyze the weight of a snow pile sitting on top of a car. Using real-world data, they’ll apply math to determine if the car ca...
Data and Probability estimation 7.G 6th 7th 5th 6.RP.A 7.RP.A 5.MD.C 7.EE.B unit weight 7.EE snow Volume winter

Stone Ice Storage
Number Sense Geometry Science
In this activity, students will estimate the volume of the Seokbinggo, a centuries-old stone structure, and compare it to the size of their home fridge. Through the activity, students will be gi...
5th 6th 7th estimation Volume unit conversion reasoning MP1 MP2 MP5 5.MD.3 5.MD.C 5.MD.A 6.RP.A.3 6.RP.A

Candy Count: Which Bag Holds the Most Candy
Number Sense Geometry Food Holidays
 🎃Leverage your students' Halloween enthusiasm with this activity, where they’ll calculate the volume of various trick-or-treat bags—ranging from rectangular prisms to spheres, cylinders, and con...
Halloween Volume prism sphere cone candy 6.GA 6.NS.B 6.RP.A.3 7.G.B.6 8.G.C.9 MP1 MP2 HSG.GMD.3 HS HSG.SRT

How much pee is in your pool (Updated)
Number Sense Geometry Science
 How much pee is in your pool? 🏊🏊After chlorination, it has been hard to measure the quantity of pollutants in pool water.  A Canadian chemist, Xing-Fang Li, has found a marker for...
Data and Probability 5.MD 4th 5th 6th 7th 4.MD.C 7.G.B 6.G.A 6.RP.A 7.RP.A unit ratio ratios of volume Volume pee 8.G.C.9 7.EE.B summer

Happy National D🍩nut Day!

Food Holidays
 We have 2 activities to support this silly, but awesome holiday -- National Donut Day (June 5th) :  How much have donuts changed?   Students become fam...
estimation Volume reasoning 3-act task donuts

What is a quantum dot?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science Current events Ratio and Proportion Wow factor Any time math
 In this activity, students work through the nomenclature to understand the possibilities of nano science and quantum dots.  Questions that are answered; How many nanometers are in a millime...
ratio Volume 5.MD 6.RP 6.G 7.RP 7.G MP1 MP2 surface area 8.G HS HS.G HS.A semiconductor nanometer nano science nanotechnology size matters

How many baseballs are in this truck?
Algebra Geometry Sports Any time math
In 2017, Old Dominion Freight Line offered 2 free tickets to the next 3 World Series to the person who guesses closest to "How many baseballs are in this truck?". Alas, the contest ended on Au...
baseball MLB estimation Volume sphere 8.G.9 MP1 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 HSG.MG.A.3 HSG.MG.A.2 rectangular prism HSG.GMD.A.3

Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake
Geometry Food Holidays Art
For Valentine's Day, bake a cake! Students calculate base area or volume of cakes made from 2 cake pan sizes and observe how the volume of the cake changes with the increased pan size. &nbs...
Volume 6th 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 7.G.B.4 7.RP.A HSA.CED.A.1 7.EE.B 8.G.C.9 volume increase base area circle area square area 7.G.B.6 HSN.Q.A HSG.GMD.A.3

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
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