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What me? Irrational?

Number Sense
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

Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
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

Number Sense
  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...

Drinks at the Fair

Algebra Math and Food Ratio and Proportion
At the amusement park, our friend, Jason, was intrigued with this sign for drink deals. He and his family come often to the park and, during the summer when it is hot, naturally drink a lot. Whi...

Chicken to share

Number Sense Math and Food
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

Number Sense Geometry Math and Food Sports Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion
  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)

Number Sense Math and Science
    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...

Data on the National Mall sites (2 Activities)

Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Activity #1 - Look at the individuals who are memorialized on the National Mall and using fractions or percents decide what you can notice about those we honor. The activity is called "MLK...

How Many Pennies did Otha Save?

Number Sense Geometry 3-act tasks Data and probability
Otha Anders used picking up pennies as a way to remember to pray.  In this 3-act activity we try to estimate how much he actually collected and stored in 5 gallon water jugs. This ...

Passover macaroons

Algebra Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events
Passover begins this year on Wednesday evening, April 5th, 2023, with a Passover seder dinner. Passover is one of the three high holidays in the Jewish religion and celebrates the Exodus of Jews f...
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