Super Bowl Numerals
Super Bowl numbers are appearing again! As students start getting into the current Super Bowl hype, help them to understand the notation that the sports writers and advertisements are using. Intr...
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2026
As the new year approaches (where did the time go!!?), our annual activity has students explore not-so-common number categories to investigate whether 2026 fits into any of these. What is a Hars...
Black Friday
Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year! In this activity, students get a sneak peek at early Black Friday deals to calculate savings (decimals & percent discounts) and dec...
Fantasy Football (2025)
We're at the midway point of the 2025 NFL season! What a great time to connect math to sports!šIn this activity, students use real statistics from recent games to calculate fantasy football poin...
S'mores
AugustāÆ10 is National Sāmores Day! Engage your students with a fun real-world math activity involving sāmores!
In this activity (updated), ...
What a range
šTemperature Math with Negative Numbers!
š”ļø Around the world, temperatures can be wildly different depending on the location and time of year. In...
The Power of Leverage
š In this activity, students will explore the power and risks of leverage by analyzing the price movements in trading. They'll calculate percentage gains and losses, compare leveraged vs. non-le...
Magic Squares
Though it is not our usual real-world application, we always have time for some fun math puzzles!
In this updated activity, students will explore the puzzle of magic squares. You...
Money Making Movies
Do you enjoy watching movies?š¬ Have you ever wondered just how much money your f...
Germ-Killing Wipes
In this activity, students get to dig into the real impact of disinfectant wipes. With one wipe claiming to kill 99.9% of germs and another at 99.999%, does that tiny extra percentage ac...