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The Treasure Map of Fasil GhebbiSend your students on a pencil-and-paper treasure hunt for the lost treasure of Fasil Ghebbi, a real castle located in Gondar, Ethiopia. Students need to find distances between points using absolute values and then find the position of the treasure. Students can input the correct answer on a special webpage (speakagent.com/treasure) that we provide to unlock fun Zoom graphics.How to Use It: This is a great "do together" activity for parents to do with students

Buying a New TV or ComputerWhen you buy a TV, computer monitor, or touch-screen device, the "screen size" is measured as a diagonal line from corner to corner. To find the size of your new screen, you can use Pythagoras’ theorem. In this home-based activity, students will start by measuring their own TVs or device screens with a measuring tape. Then they will use the height and width to find the unknown length of the hypotenuse.In the last step, they will check their answer with a measuring tape

The Misdadventures of Ms. HappVolcanoes, bears, rainstorms, stampedes, even fire-breathing dragons?! Danger follows Ms. Happ wherever she goes. What are her chances of avoiding all these terrible mishaps on her adventures? Let's do the math on that...Students build their own probability tree from the data provided in order to determine the likelihood of a compound event.This activity aims to make probability trees fun and accessible for all learners!How to Use It: This is a pencil & paper acti

The Cost of WaterEvery day each of us uses water by taking a shower, flushing the toilet, and washing clothes and dishes.If you own or rent a home, you probably need to pay a water bill. So, how much does it cost to use all that water?In this real-world math activity, students analyze their family's water bill (or can use our sample bill).Students look at the rates and fees on the bill and represent them with a function rule.Then they build a table of values and plot their linear function on a c

Volume of a CylinderToday we are going to find out exactly how many cubic inches of water fit into a measuring cup.Students will solve the volume of a cylinder using real-world objects, including a cup, a cylindrical glass, and a ruler.Students will also prove that volume is equivalent when moved from one container to another.How to Use It: We suggest this as a home-based activity unless you have sufficient measuring cups and plastic cylinders in your classroom. To learn about our digital Math+L