Let's Talk Math

In this activity students will research a Ferris Wheel of their choosing and investigate the measures of the interior and exterior angles while applying the various polygon formulas to a real world application. They will also employ critical thinking skills to figure out the capacity of their Ferris Wheel. In addition, they will research some special features of their Ferris Wheel and, because the task is open-ended, there will be a range of response that students will generate, which incorpor

Students will solve a classic area optimization problem involving working with a set amount of fencing. In the first example, students will create a rectangular fence that maximizes the area. In the second example, one of the sides will be created by a natural barrier, however, the goal will still be to maximize the area. Though this mini-project can be done paper/pencil, I recommend having students edit this as a Google Doc so they can insert screenshots of their sketches and also insert Desm

Perfect probability activity for Valentine's Day, or any day where you want to motivate students to do math with candy! Students practice finding probabilities (and, or, independent/without replacement, dependent/with replacement and expected) using Sweetheart conversation hearts. This worksheet incorporates student choice in allowing students to select categories for their data so no two worksheets will be the same.