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The Last Great Race on Earth

Algebra Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion
The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual event in which mushers and teams of 12-16 dogs race across Alaska from Anchorage to Nome, in the cold and dark of March. It is also known as “The Las...

Magic Squares

Algebra
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...

Cookie Calculations

Algebra Number Sense Food Ratio and Proportion
In this activity, students will step into the kitchen to explore the math behind baking!   🍪They’ll estimate costs, calculate how many cookies can be made with a given am...

Earth Day Actions for Our Planet (April 22)

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Science
 We have 16 activities that you could use for Earth Day! April 22nd is Earth Day. Help your students become activists for our planet? We have 16 activities that...

Huge Alaskan Vegetables

Algebra Number Sense Science Food Current events Wow factor Any time math
The annual Alaskan State Fair has just been completed. As usual, there were some amazingly big vegetables that won the agriculture prizes. Evidently, even though the growing season in Alaska is s...

Will the Barbie movie out-perform Avatar at the box office?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The Barbie Movie is still doing well in the theaters.  It has only been 6 1/2 weeks since its debut.  Do you think that it can out-earn Avatar?  Students study the numbers, recognize ...

Whole lot of cookies

Algebra Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion Wow factor
This activity has been updated -- See the updated activity HERE

Inflation and the cost of gasoline

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
 In 1980, one gallon of gasoline costs $1.22.  Today's prices are a lot higher.  Is that because the price has gone up or because in 1980 you could buy a lot more than you can buy today...

Mallie's latest Big Burger

Algebra Number Sense Food Ratio and Proportion
It's time to treat your students to ratios, proportions, fractions and BIG BURGERS! In this activity students explore the ratio of the various ingredients in the world's largest burger (pic...

Mental math tricks - part 2

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Wow factor
36 x 25 = 900     480 x 25 =12,000    924 x 2.5 = 2,310 Can you see any tricks for doing these calculations in your head? An editable Word docx, solutions/hints, and a PowerPoi...
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