Measuring sea level
What does this gizmo do?
We've given students a diagram of what the interior of this mechanism contains and asked them to try to decide what its purpose must be.
Then we've...
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Giant iceberg
Ferryland, Newfoundland. JODY MARTIN / REUTERS This giant iceberg drifted past Ferryland, Newfoundland in 2017. It's hard to tell how large it actually is, but...
What does 95% confidence in the poll results mean?
There have been a lot of polls about who will win the Presidential election.
I get so confused when polling results are reported. What is a 95% confidence measure? What's the margin of ...
Pick-a-brick wall at the Lego store
There are walls at the Lego stores that are filled with individual Lego parts. You can fill a bucket and pick out exactly what you need.
Use this activity to get your students ...
Fantastic Beasts - What did it cost to make?
In 2001, J.K.Rowling (the author of the Harry Potter series) wrote Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The movie of this book opened on November 18th, 2016. This is the first in a ...
3 winners on the Price is Right - what are the chances?
Act One: Show this clip of the Price is Right program. What questions do your students have?
We were wondering what the chances are of 3 contestants in a row, eac...
Pascal's Triangle coloring and Probability
Pascal's Triangle and Probability - This activity could be used to explore the probability of coin tossing results. When the combinations get too complicated to list, students can use...
Pokémon GO! I should have invested
Pikachu
Pokémon GO is all the rage. News reports show people glued to their smart phones as they travel to nearby landmarks where virtual critters appear and need to be caught ...
Games with dice
Time to let students become naturally curious about probability. In this activity students work in teams to record the frequency of rolled dice combinations. They observe the difference be...
Pixar versus DreamWorks (2016 )
This activity has been updated – please see: Pixar vs DreamWorks (https://www.yummymath.com/post/pixar-vs-dreamworks-math/)