Can this possibly be True?
Could this possibly be true? What is reasonable? How do you check? Do you believe everything that you hear or read? Do you fact-check?
While considering the veracity of this statement s...
Number Sense
Genres
Grade
V-o-r-t-e-x
Weather temperatures have been extreme in the World lately. Australia is experiencing an unprecedented heat wave and the U.S. is experiencing a Polar Vortex.
Let your students examine ...
Macy's Thanksgiving Parade 2019
As we get ready for next week's holiday, students can study a map of the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, describe, measure and hypothesize why this route was chosen and then calculate...
Fantasy Football
In the midst of another NFL season, we introduce students to Fantasy Football. Students first calculate football points given touchdowns, yardage gains and interceptions. They are then challenge...
What me? Irrational?
We've found that some students believe that the approximation that their calculators show for irrational numbers is exact. Here's an activity that you can advertise as long multiplication ...
Population Clock
How in the world does this clock conclude that there is a net gain in the United States of one person every 14 seconds?
Have a little care about younger children when using this activity. T...
Layla's antibiotics
Layla
The dosage of Layla's medication was confusing to our friend Kim. How many days was she supposed to give Layla the meds?
How many pills does she need to cut into pie...
Chicken to share
How many pieces does each person get when $10 is supposed to feed two people?
Which would you buy and how much is each piece of your choice? How many nuggets do you guess are in tha...
Super Bowl cheesy pretzel poppers
Recipe courtesy of The Slow Roasted Italian
A little more delicious work for the Super Bowl. Students follow a recipe that involves "cutting the cheese" block, figuring how many se...
Temperature change (Discussion Prompts)
Note: This is not intended as a comprehensive activity with solutions. Instead, it serves as a discussion prompt. Have fun!
It's been a crazy winter of extremes through much o...