For Father's Day (Links to different activities)
Thank you Mother and Father for all of those diapers (2015) - Students compare the cost of buying disposable vers...
Even though it is now Spring, here in New England we are still chilled and hope that some hot chocolate will warm us up.
Clicking on the above image will take you to Brian's movie of makin...
Brian has introduced systems of equations with easy, motivating problems that deal with the cost of stadium purchases for food and souvenirs. These systems of equations puzzles are so intuitive that...
Cinco de Mayo (May 5th) is an annual celebration of the 1862 Mexican victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla. It has now evolved into a celebration of Mexican culture.
Cinco de May...
Saturday, May 6th 2023 will be King Charles' coronation. It's been a long time since a new monarch was crowned in the United Kingdom.
The artists at the Mars Wrigley company made the most beau...
A little more pizza fun before Pi day!
Which should we order and why? Two 12-inch pizzas or one 18-inch pizza? Which will give you more pizza? More crust? Which is the better deal? ...
Warm up for π day with this updated activity!
Subway has great Flatizzas but Sbarro's pizzas are good too.
If that slice from Sbarro is from an 18-inch pizza cut into eight piece...
For Valentine's Day, bake a cake!
Students calculate base area or volume of cakes made from 2 cake pan sizes and observe how the volume of the cake changes with the increased pan size. &nbs...
NECCO went bankrupt in 2018 and Sweetheart candies weren't the same after that. They are back now and made better (?) in Ohio instead of Boston.
How many dollars worth...