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Shopping season already!

Number Sense Social Studies Holidays Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
We used to see holiday sales right after Thanksgiving but, surprisingly, holiday shopping has already begun. Sales are advertised everywhere.  Students will be able to add some understanding an...

Spicy hot chocolate for the Dia de los Muertos

Algebra Number Sense Food Holidays Current events Ratio and Proportion
  The Day of the Dead is always on the first and second of November.  Life and death are part of the natural cycle of life and the Dia de los Muertos honors that cycle.   Peppe...

That's a big tomato!

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food Ratio and Proportion
These Aussi tomatoes (the tomato on the left of all of the tomatoes) are huge.   How much do you guess one weighs? Can you figure it out?

AQI - Air Quality Index

Number Sense Science Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The AQI is a measurement of how much particulate matter, dangerous ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide there is in the world's atmosphere at any one time and place. This W...

Candy deals

Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
We found big mixed bags of candy at really good prices ... we think. Students are asked to decide which would be the best deal and the worst deal on candy.  They can also create t...

Extreme weather 2020

Number Sense Science
Because of climate change, we've been having too many extreme weather events. There have been unusual droughts and heat in the West, an increased number of hurricanes, severe flooding, and high ...

USPS needs help!

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Probability and Statistics
The U.S. Postal Service has been in the news lately.  Does it seem like your mail takes longer to reach where you have sent it now?  Do you wonder why there are delays and whether things w...

Leslie's socially-distanced party

Algebra Geometry Science
I risked infecting my friends or becoming infected myself by throwing a very small socially-distanced party.  I served baked appetizers, disinfectant wipes, and latex gloves.  I cooked whi...

Mixing colors with food dye

Number Sense Food Holidays Art
It's time to dye eggs! What do you wonder about these recipes (See the activity) for coloring? What would happen if I used the wrong recipe (i.e. cake mix instead of egg ...

Wanna work for Uber?

Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
  I received two ads for working for Uber. What do you notice and wonder?  Why are the ads different?  Is it the same rate?  If not which is the best deal?  Why?  ...
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