Bird’s eye of activities

Here are some of our favorite activities that can be used in your class anytime.  We are constantly updating and adding activities to this page, so check back often.

Opening weekend - The Avengers Through data analysis and scatter plots, students try to predict the future. 6.SP, 7.SP, 8.EE, 8.SP, S-ID	Lego Tower - Seoul, South Korea How much would all those Lego blocks cost? 4.OA, 5.NBT,6.RP,6.NS,7.NS	Is collee affordable? Linear trend, exponential trend, lines of best fit, future, 7.RP, 7.EE, 8.EE, 8.F, 8.SP, A-CED, A-REI
Greatest NBA season ever calculating with weighted formulars. 5.OA.1 , 5.NBT.7 , 6.NS.3 , 6.EE.2 , 6.EE.3 , 6.EE.6 , 7.EE.1 , 7.NS.3, MP.4 , MP.7	Mother's Day Averages, percents, large numbers, 6.RP, 6.SP, 7.RP, 7.SP	Cicada Swarmageddon Prime numbers, life-cycles, 4.OA.4, 6.NS.4
Diapers for mother's or father's day linear equations, systems of equations 6.EE, 7.EE, 8.F, 8.F 8.EE, F-IF, F-LE	True cost of light bulbs cost per hour 5.BT, 7.NS	How much do we spend on Mother's Day? Approximating, guessing high and low, 5.NBT.5 , 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.SP, HSS.IC , Mp.1 , MP.2
Souvenirs and concessions Simple systems 8.EE.8, A-CED.3, A-REI.6	Penny Wars cylinder volume, measurement 8.G.9 , G-GMD.3	American Idol - season twelve Mean, median, box and whisker, comparisons of season premire and finale data 6.SP.2, 6.SP.3, 6.SP.4, 6.SP.5, 8.SP.1
Life-span of a meme, the Harlem Shake Interpreting graphs, MP1, MP2, MP3, 8.F.3, 8.F.5, HSS-IC.B.6	Jackie Robinson rates, history, approximation, 6.SP.3, 6.EE.9, 7.EE.3, 7.EE.4, 8.F.4, HSF-LE.A.2, HSF-LE.A.3, MP.1, MP.3, Mp.4	On pace Albert Pujols, linear expresions 7.RP.2, 8.EE.5, 8.F.4, HSA-CED.A.2, HSF-LE.A.2
Cruising rate per cruise, rate per day, 5.NBT.7, 6.RP.3, 6.NS.3, 7.RP.3, 7.NS.3, MP.6	Martin Luther King timeline Correctly spaced timeline and analysis of gaps and clusters 3.MD, 4.MD, 5.MD, 6.RP, 6.G, 7.RP, 7.G	Triple Crown Horse racing, speeds in mph and miles per minute, hands, furlongs 5.NF, 6.RP, 6.EE, 7.RP, 7.EE
Punxsutawney’s predictions relative frequency 7.SP	Happy 14th B'ak'tun End of time calendar, base 10, base 20 4.NF, 5.NBT, 6.NS, 8.EE, HSN-RN	NBA Finals Conclusions from graphical representations 8.SP, 7.SP, 6.SP
How many movies can you see? Engaging in problem solving MP-3 , 3.MD.1 , 4.MD.2	How many feet of lights do I need? Estimation, geometry, problem solving 6.G , 7.G , 8.EE, 8.G, G-SRT.8, G-MG.1	Soda Santa Estimation, percents 4.NBT , 5.NBT , 7.SP
Shopping season begins! Percents, ratios, savings, shopping 6.RP, 7.EE	Twinkies Rates, ratios, percents 5.NF, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.G.B.	Fiscal cliff Students compare to scenarios to better understand fiscal ramifications. 8.SP, 7.SP, HSF-IF
Veterans Day Data on veterans to use to appreciate and create	Is this possible? Volume, ratio, cone, cylinder 8.G , G-GMD , G-MG	Macy's parade Scale mapping, rate 4.NBT, 4.MD, 5.NBT, 5.MD, 6.NS, 7.NS, 7.G, HSG-MG
Halloween Boorito Ratios, rates, percents 5.NF, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.SP, HSS-IC	Electoral votes vs Popular votes Percents, election rules 6.RP, 6.SP, 7.RP	Fish tale Pythagorean theorem in 3-d 7.G, 8.G, 8.NS, G-SRT
Electoral College Cartography, census, elections	Foil prank Surface area, 6.G.4, 6.RP.2, 6.RP.3, 7.G.6, HSG-MG.1	Scary costumes Ratios, percents, proportions
Home cookin Making observations from graphic about home team advantage 6.RP.1 , 6.RP.2 , 6.RP.3 , 6.SP.2 , 6.SP.5 , 7.SP.4	Canstruction Patterns, squares, summation 4.MD.3 , 6.EE.1 , 5.MD.5 , 7.G.6 , F-LE.2	iPhone 5 Combinations, unit rate, infographics 5.NBT.B5 , 6.RP.A.2 , 7.NS.A.3
Tornadoes 2012 data analysis, graphs	Labor Day Patterns MP.2, MP.7, MP.8	Humongous vegetables of Alaska adding and averaging time, ratio 4.OA, 5.NBT, 6.SP, 7.SP
Powerball Compound probability 7.SP, S-CP	Appalachian Trail Hiking rates and calorie needs 6.RP, 7.RP	US Open Prize money, patterns, reasoning, algebra 8.F, F-LE
Perfect 10 Olympic scoring, estimation, evaluation. 6.EE, 7.EE	What time is it in Cambodia? International Date line, UTC, GMT, Zulu time, prime meridian, time zone addition 6.EE, 6.SP, 7.EE, 8.G	Curiosity landed on Mars Rates, speed of light, deceleration 5.MD, 5.NF, 6.RP, 6.NS, 7.RP
Fireworks on the Fourth Manipulating parabolas G-GPE, G-MG	Particle news Higgs field proof and simple standard deviation 6.RP, 6.SP, 7.RP, 7.SP, S-ID	facebook investment IPO Analyze charts and data, calculate percent loss 6.SP, 7.RP, 7.SP, 8.SP, S-ID
Parabolic mirror reflection Geometry of reflection 4.G.1 , 4.G.3 , 7.G.2	Summer Solstice correlation between latitude and daylight 6.EE, 7.NS, 7.EE, 7.SP, 8.EE, 8.F, A-APR, A-REI	The perfect bracket Probability, scientific notation, 6.RP.3d , 7.SP.8 , 8.EE.3 , 8.EE.4
Pythagorean Theorem Investigation 8.G.6	Video games download How long does it take to download a game ... proportion, ratio 5.NF, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.EE, 8.EE.5, S-IC	Throwing up parabolic graphing 8.F, A-CED, A-REI, G-MG
Negative exponents, ugh exponents, growth, powers 5.NBT, 6.EE, 8.EE, F-LE	DVR dilemma HD and SD recording rates CCSS: 6.RP, 6.EE, 7.RP, 7.EE, 8.EE.5, A-CED	Passover macaroons Fraction operations, 5.NF, 6.NS, 7.NS, 7.EE
Two to thes ... Laws of exponents practice	Watson save Real life Pythagorean investigation 8.G.7	Greatest March Madness program mean, median, mode, percent, ratio, 6.RP.1, 6.RP.3, 6.SP.5, 7.RP.3, MP2, MP3
Memorial Day Students look for patterns in the date and analyze casualty totals. 5.OA, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.SP	Wrapping gifts surface area, scale 4.MD, 5.MD, 6.G, 7.G, G-MG	Do the best movies make the most money? scatter plot, outlier, cluster 7.SP, 8.SP, S-ID , S-IC
Big burger ratio & proportion 5.NF, 6.RP	Patriots Day Data analysis, rates 6.RP, 7.RP	Peeps Estimate, sample, average samples, 7.SP.1, 7.SP.2, MP1, MP2 , MP3
HDTV surprise scale, ratio 6.RP, 7.RP	Fall hikes Pythagorean theorem, slope 7.EE, 8.F, 8.G	Storm cleanup Students use trig ratios to calculate the length of this branch + unit rates 7.RP, 8-RP, G-SRT, G-MG
Is this a leap year? decimal operations, flow charts, estimation, patterns, 6.NS, 7.NS, N-Q.3	Fantasy football formulas, equations, expressions 6.EE, 7.NS, 7.EE, A-CED	March madness again Percents, estimation, bar graphs, scientific notation, 2.MD.10, 5.NBT, 7.RP, 7.NS, 8.EE.3 , 8.EE.4
Starbucks percent, proportion, data 6.RP, 6.SP, 7.RP, 7EE, 7.SP	NFL franchise values concept of Mean 6.SP, 7.SP	Cheesy goldfish ratio, proportion, equivalency, directly proportional 5.G, 6.RP, 6.SP, 6.NS, 7.RP, 8.EE, 8.F
Craps, skunk, and probability with dice 7.SP, S-MD	Chocolate Milk and mixture problems Mixture Algebra Problem 8.EE, A-CED	Harry Potter measures of center, patterns, exponential 6.SP, 6.NS 7.SP, 7.EE, 8.SP, F-LE
World record pumpkin and pie ratios, fractions, central tendencies 6.NS, 6.RP, 6.SP, 7.RP, 7.SP	Team salaries vs team wins scatter plot comparing salary & wins 5.G, 6.SP, 8.SP, S-ID	Hot summer cold winter signed numbers, absolute value 6.NS, 7.NS, 7SP
Launch of the next ISS crew unit calculations - price per kg to launch, life support per man 4.MD, 5.MD, 6.RP	Crop circles create math art, compass 7.G	Autumnal Equinox Three activities comparing daylight hours to latitude 5.G.A.2, 7.G.A.3, 8.SP, HSG-MG.A.1
Consumer spending interpret graphs 6.SP, 8.F, S.IC, S.ID	Glowing rectangles ratios, similar figures 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.G	Enough mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving? recipe, ratio table, fractions & decimals 5.NF, 6.RP, 7.RP
Rapunzel rates, ratios, %, metric conversion 5.MD, 6.RP, 7.RP	Facebook in the buzz again non-linear growth, data 6.RP, 7.RP, 8.F, F-LE, F-IF	Population pyramids of Egypt interpreting charts, percentage 6.RP, 7.SP, S-ID
The Euro & debt crisis rate, currency conversion 6.RP, 7.RP	Happy birthday Statue of Liberty scale, similar figures 6.RP, 7.G	Blue Marble nets, mapping, Earth Day, 6.G, 7.G, HSG-GMD.B, HSG-MG.A
Why does it stay in orbit? parabolic motion, measurement 7.G, 8.F, A-CED, A-REI, G-MG	Monopoly correlations, line of best fit 5.G., 6.SP, 6.SP, 7.SP, 8.F, 8.SP, S-ID	Steve Jobs timeline, measurement, scale 5.MD
Losing team in the playoffs comparing ratios 4.NF, 6.RP, 7.RP	Souveniers and concessions systems of equations 8.EE, A-CED, A-REI	Parabolic pee parabolas, quadratic 8.F, A-CED, A-REI, G-MG
How much will movie tickets cost? scatter plot, interpret graph, linear model, 8.SP.1 , 8.SP.2 , 8.SP.3 , HSF-IF.B.6 , HSS-ID.B.6	Video console games sales fractions, percents, graphs, scientific notation 3.NF, 4.NF, 6.RP, 8.EE	Presidents Day Step graphs, functions, Consumer Price Index 6.SP.4 and 5, 7.RP.3, 7.EE.4, 8.F.4 and 5, A-REI, F-IF.4
Back to school school enrollment & education level & income 5.NBT, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.NS	Largest coffee cup ever proportion, ratios 7.G 8.G, G.MG, G.GMD	Oprah estimation, fractions, percents, patterns 5.NF, 5.OA, 6.RP, 6.NS, 7EE, 7.RP, 8.F
7 Billion people large numbers, exponential growth, percent, density 4.NBT, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.NS, F-LE	Blueberry muffin recipe fraction multiplication and division 4.NF, 5.NF, 6.NS, 7.NS	Longest overtimes in NHL history proportional reasoning, time measurement 3.MD, 4.MD, 5.MD, 6.RP, 6.EE, 6.SP, 7.RP
Benoit Mandelbrot fractals, fractal generation on calculator	Perihelion Miles to Kilometers, AU, rate 6.RP, 6.NS, 7.RP, 7.NS, N-Q, A-CED	Peak of Hurricane Season Hurricanes, data analysis, graph analysis 6.SP.3 , 6.SP.4 , 6.SP.5 , S-ID.1
Gumballs galore volume, estimation 8.G, G-MG, G-GMD	Chocolates area 3.MD, 6.G, 7.G	Want the most candy? volume 7.G, 8.G, G-GMD
Earthquakes Earthquakes and Richter Scale	Highest Grossing Movies exponential growth 7.NS, A-CED, F-LE	Hanukkah is too early! mathematics of moon and sun calendar alignment 5.NBT, 5.OA, 6.SP, 8.SP, S-IC
Quadratic formula on your calculator Instructions for programming your TI calculator	Deficit and debt Reading charts, making comparisons, computing percents and analyzing trends	Linsanity percents, proportions, ratios 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.SP, 8.SP
Getting awfully dark out central angle, latitude of Earth 7.G, G-C, G-GMD, G-MG	Done with the leaves, now for the snow inverse variation, hyperbola 5.G, 6.EE, 8.F, A.CED, F-IF	QR codes permutations S-CP
Big bucks unit rate 6.RP, 6.SP, 7.RP, 7.SP, 8.EE	Chinese New Year least common multiple, patterns, 6.NS.4, 7.SP.8, S-CP	Fat Tuesday - Mardis gras unit pricing and recycling, 5.NF, 6.RP, 6.EE, 7.RP
Holiday candy sales circle graph, ratio, percent 6.RP , 7.RP, 7.EE	Voyager on the edge AU and speed conversions 4.MD.C, 5.MD.A, 6.RP, 7.RP, 8.EE	Valentine's data Visualizing data, unit pricing 4.OA, 4.NF, 5.NF, 6.RP.3, 7.RP
Sweetheart candy unit measure 6.RP, 7.RP, N-Q	Oscars Compound percent change, exponential growth, 7.NS.3, A-CED.1, F-LE.1, F-LE.2	Cost of Super Bowl ads - updated Calculations involving scientific notation 6.EE.1, 7.EE.1, 8.EE.1-4, N-RN
Pi day activities Pi day activities and formula approximations 7.G.4, 7.G.6, 8.NS.1, G-C.2	Snow days Slope, rate, predictions, 8.F.B.5 , HSF-IF.B.6	Green, green river Proportions, ratio, PPM 5.MD, 6.RP, 6.G, 7.RP, 7.G
Shamrock shake Nutrition, estimate, percent, 6.SP, 6.RP, 7.SP	How have Super Bowl ads changed? Scatter plot, exponential growth, Excel 7.SP, 8.SP, F-LE	Iditarod race Charts, speed, present value 5.OA, 5.NF.B, 6.RP, 7.RP, 7.NS
Stacking Jack Permutations, arrangements 7.SP.8 , HSS-CP.B.9	Typical Super Bowl scores measures of center 6.SP, 6.SP, 7.SP, S-ID	4th down Go for it? Punt? Kick a field goal? - using game data 7.NS.1 , 7.NS, 7.SP.C, HSS-MD.A.2 , HSS-MD.B.5 , HSS-MD.B
Throwing up parabolic graphing 8.F, A-CED, A-REI, G-MG