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Do I have enough wrapping paper?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events 3-act tasks

In this problem based activity students first guess and then try to calculate whether they will have enough paper to wrap this present without taping pieces of wrapping paper together. Con...

The size of chocolates

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events

In this activity students assume that all of our pieces of chocolate are about the same thickness and proceed to approximate their volumes by comparing only their surface areas. Consider sh...

How big of a crepe can you make?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Ratio and Proportion

At Costco you can buy this huge tub of nutella. It contains nearly 7 pounds of chocolaty-hazelnut spread. We use nutella to make banana/nutella crepes. How long will that tub last u...

Will one roll be enough?

Number Sense Geometry Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion

Students can use the man or the basket as a reference as they try to approximate the size of these gifts and how much wrapping paper will actually be needed. Approximation, surface are...

Monster cake

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Ratio and Proportion

Jodie Berman, a high school math teacher in Chicago, loves mathematics and loves to cook. We've created an activity based on her Monster Cake (composed ...

Can you show that the Pythagorean Theorem works?

Algebra Number Sense Geometry

Use this activity to help your students work through the meaning of the Pythagorean theorem. Pythagorean theorem experiences are often skill and drill work with contrived right triangle problem...

Ramen noodle heist

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Ratio and Proportion

In 2018, a truck trailer was stolen from a parking lot in Georgia. The trailer was filled with Ramen noodle packages and its contents were valued at $98,000. What do you wonder about this heist?&...

Largest s'more ever!

Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion

Thursday, August 10, 2023 is National S'more Day. Thanks to Maggie Hefferman, Newton, MA educator, for the idea of this post. To help you celebrate this strange new hol...

I bought toilet paper online

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion Funny

We needed more toilet paper at home but there wasn't any at the store. So, I ordered this online. When it came I was surprised. Read on ...

Louisiana

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Math and Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion

We recently watched the approach of Hurricane Barry and worried about the fate of Louisiana. After the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, what would another powerful hurricane do to this fragile ...

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