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The Best Throw

At what angle should you throw a ball for it to travel the greatest distance?

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Critically Acclaimed Desserts

Chef Von Frugel had a list of the favorite desserts of New York’s five biggest food critics. But he lost the list. Can you help him figure out which critic prefers which dessert?

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The Doghouse

Planning the construction of a doghouse requires lots of math skills.

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Ferret Figures

50 ferrets (25 males, 25 females) are re-introduced into the wild, in a region of Colorado, one year in February. What would you need to know in order to make a good guess as to whether or not that population of ferrets will increase or decrease?

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Make a Box

Students must make a box with a given volume.

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Monkey Business

You and a partner have decided to start a business, which provides trained chimpanzees to movie producers.

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My Favorite Pie

Eddie’s friend Leon owns a restaurant. Leon wants to add pie to his lunch and dinner menus, so he asked some of his customers to tell him their favorite kind of pie.

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Peas in a Pod

Is there a relationship between the length of a pea pod and the number of peas it contains?

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Tip Toss

What are the mathematics behind this type of carnival game?

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Weighing the Evidence

How many pennies are in a mystery roll? Finding the answer involves variables.

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