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Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake

Geometry Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art

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...

Hexadecimal coloring

Number Sense Geometry Math and Science Math and Art Ratio and Proportion

Probably most of us have heard of and even used hexadecimal color codes. Don't you wonder why their number descriptions really make sense? In this activity we first ask students to color in o...

Banana Art "Comedian"

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Math and Art Ratio and Proportion Funny

What do you think this activity might be about? What do you wonder? How much would you pay for this piece of art? How much profit is involved in this sale? ...

What can you tell about a snowflake?

Geometry Math and Science Math and Art

As a snowflake falls from the sky, its crystal grows according to the humidity and temperatures of the air that it passes through. In this activity, students interpret a graphic that clarifies ...

Betsy Ross's 5-pointed star

Algebra Geometry Math and Social Studies Math and Art

Flag of the United States from 1777 to 1795. In honor of Independence Day we thought it would be fun to look at one story about the first American Flag. The rough desig...

Tree for Springtime

Algebra Geometry Math and Art

Here in the Northeast, flowers are blooming and trees are leafing out. We thought the creation of a tree that grows before your eyes might be akin to what is going on all around us. What d...

String design, ellipses, and orbital mechanics

Number Sense Geometry Math and Science Math and Art

Here's a different and somewhat artistic way to encourage understanding of a conic section. Participants physically build an ellipse by choosing two foci and sketching the fi...

Pascal coloring and modular math

Number Sense Geometry Math and Social Studies Math and Art

In this activity students have the opportunity to color as they investigate Pascal's triangle and the many useful patterns that it shows. The triangle is explored for patterns, coloring...

Point of view

Geometry Math and Art

If you have a set of cubes for your classroom, this would make a great group hands-on project. Its an old puzzle but the activity deserves a revisit. Below are two straight-on images of my ...

Spiraling squares - compass and straight edge

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art

Can you see the many spirals in this design? Students calculate the size of each increasing round of squares and consider what sort of spirals these must be. Working wit...

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