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Cheap-otle?
Number Sense Social Studies Food
mage from Chipotle. One of my favorite foods is a burrito.  One of my favorite places to get a burrito is Chipotle. Their food is delicious and environmentally friendly. For Hallow...
Data and Probability Halloween estimation reasoning 5.NBT.7 7.EE.3 6.NS.3 MP1 MP2 MP3 6th 7th 8th 5th MP4

How Many Donuts is That?
Number Sense Geometry Food Holidays 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics Wow factor
Act One:  Take a look at the first picture (Krispy-Kreme-photos). What is the first question that comes to mind? How many donuts is that?  What information would be useful?  ...
estimation Volume 6.RP.3 7.G.1 reasoning 6.G.1 7.G.6 MP1 MP2 MP3 MP7 6th 7th 5th 4th 5.MD.5 4.MD.3 4.OA.3 4.NBT.5 MP6 6.G.2 3-act task 5.MD.3

Cost of light bulbs

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
 This activity has been updated (2026). See the new activity here:https://www.yummymath.com/post/light-bulb-cost-comparison/ There's a lot of misinformation out there about the cost to consu...
Unit rate estimation environment 6.EE.9 6.RP.3 rates 5.NBT.7 6.EE.1 6.NS.3 8.EE.8 Earth day 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.NBT.3 HSF.IF.C.7.B HSA.REI.C.6 climate change slope linear relationships

Green, green river
Algebra Number Sense Holidays Ratio and Proportion
During the St. Patrick's Day parade in Chicago, the local plumbers union dyes the Chicago River emerald green. Students learn what PPM (parts per million) means and  attempt to figure ...
Data and Probability proportion ratio percent Unit rate estimation Volume 5.MD 6.RP 6.G 7.RP 7.G 6th 7th 5th St. Patrick's Day

Shamrock Shake
Number Sense Science Food Holidays
For Saint Patrick's Day add a little nutrition math to your celebration.  In this post we look at calories, carbohydrates, sugars, fats, and proteins to decide what would be left for our day's ...
percent data analysis estimation food nutrition 6.RP 6.SP 7.SP 6th 7th 5th St. Patrick's Day

Ladder figuring
Algebra Number Sense Geometry
   Brian can't even go to his town's spring festival without seeing math. Let your class approximate the height or length of this ladder by using the relative size of the cars or the p...
estimation Pythagorean Theorem 6.RP 7.G right triangles 8.G 6th 7th 8th HS

Is this possible?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Food
Brian Shoemaker, a Newton, MA mathematics teacher, saw this Dunkin Donuts Mazda traveling down the road.   He wondered if that size coffee cup could really have coffee in it. &nbs...
ratio estimation Volume cone cylinder 8.G.9 coffee HSG-MG.1 7th 8th HS HSG.GMD.3 Frustum

The tallest structure made of Legos
Number Sense Social Studies Art Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
Act One: The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea.  Check out this video on youtube! What other questions do you have? Act T...
Data and Probability problem solving Unit rate data analysis estimation average 6.RP.3 7.NS.3 5.NBT.5 4.OA.4 6.NS.2 6th 7th 5th 4th 3-act task

Storm cleanup
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Ratio and Proportion
This activity could be used as an introduction to trig ratios.  Students figure out the approximate length of the huge branch that I have to fell for safety and firewood. After approximating ...
Data and Probability measurement estimation trigonometry 7.RP G-SRT 7th 8th HS 8-RP weather HSG-MG.A HSG.SRT.C

Video game download
Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
How long will it take me to download the video game? This can be done as a 3 Act Task.  To get started simply show the video and following picture to your class.ACT ONE: I decided to download a c...
proportion ratio estimation video games proportional 6.RP 7.RP 5.NF 7.EE 8.EE.5 S-IC 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 3-act task
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