National Donut Day (2 activities)

Friday, June 5th, is National Donut Day.  We have 2 activities to support this silly holiday.

 How much have doughnuts changed? 

Students become familiar with the word "torus" and make sense of how its volume formula was derived. When you are working on volume in your class, you can use this activity for students who might like to find some other interesting volumes. Students also use algebra to make the "torus" volume formula work better for donuts.  Students then try to get a grip on how much actual cake there is in a donut or try to measure how much donuts have changed.

How Many Donuts is That?

 This 3-act activity lets students use relative size approximations to estimate how many donuts are in this giant Krispy Kreme box. This activity can address many different standards depending on solution methods and students' age levels.