Is 2024 a special number?
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Students are introduced to some esoteric number categories as they check out the various descriptors of this year's date. What's a Harshad number? What's a...
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Huge Alaskan Vegetables
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?
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 ...
Will sending you back to school this year cost a fortune?
With high inflation rates, supply shortages, and rethinking what is essential spending, back to school spending might be different this year. Back-to-school spending is huge and students mi...
Will I have enough stuff?
Thursday, Aug 10th, is National S'mores Day!
In my pantry I have one new box of Graham crackers, one bag of 6 full-sized Hershey bars, and one bag of marshmallows. Friends are meeting me at the b...
Is 2023 a special number?
1998 was a Harshad year.
What do you notice about the number 2023?
What is a Harshad number?
Does 2023 meet the criteria?
Big deal? Rare? Often?
The Algebra of Magic Squares
Have you seen magic squares before?
How could a teacher use these puzzles to help students with different number skills?
How few blank cells could you leave?
Are there any special cel...
Whole lot of cookies
Jennifer Fairbanks from Hopkinton, MA sent us this picture of the cookies that she baked in 4 hours using 13 eggs and 5 cups of sugar.
Do you see some math here?
Do you have an add...
April Fool's Day fun
This day is known for pranks and puzzles.
Try one of these 4 activities on April Fools Day.
Ask students to analyze where I made my mistake.
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February 22, 2022
Why do you suppose we are posting this date as a topic for YummyMath?
What do you think is so special about this date?
Does this happen often? When might a similar day occur?