Mathematical Gift Wrapping
ððIn this updated activity, students will use math to explore two methods of wrapping gifts, including the mathematical method demonstrated by Sara Santos. They'll calcul...
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Candy Count: Which Bag Holds the Most Candy
ðLeverage your students' Halloween enthusiasm with this activity, where theyâll calculate the volume of various trick-or-treat bagsâranging from rectangular prisms to spheres, ...
Earth Day Actions for Our Planet (April 22)
We have 16 activities that you could use for Earth Day!
April 22nd is Earth Day. Help your students become activists for our planet? We have ...
Lego Fireman +
At the Toys R Us store, we saw an amazing LEGO creation. Â He was a life-sized LEGO fireman with a walkie-talkie, an oxygen tank and even an oxygen...
Earth Day (April 22) Actions for Our Planet
Algebra
Number Sense
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Math and Social Studies
Holidays and Annual Events
Current events
Ratio and Proportion
3-act tasks
Data and probability
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How hard is it to find a 4 leaf clover? (3 Saint Patrick's Day activities)
Shamrocks in Ireland are actually 3-leafed white clover, trifolium repens. If you are lucky, you can sometimes find a four-leafed clover. How rare is finding a 4-leafed clover? How hard do you...
Daylight savings time
Updated and improved!
Is Daylight savings time helpful? How does it make you feel?
"Spring forward, fall back"
Early Sunday morning, March 12th at 2 am, we change our clo...
Two 12s or one 18?
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? ...
How many feet of lights should I buy for my tree?
Check out our Christmas Tree! We need to buy lights for the tree. Without calculating, guess how many feet of lights we will need. What information would help you t...
Winter Solstice 2023
It is really dark out now. Â Why is that?
Students appreciate how their latitude effects the darkness of their late afternoon location as they study the earth's tilt and the logic of da...