Go on a Geometry Scavenger Hunt
Here's a fun way to help your teen make important connections between geometry in school and geometry in real life, and cross over into the arts at the same time.
Cartoon Physics
Looking for a way to help your teen explore the fun side of physics? How about a round of Saturday morning cartoons?
Solve Toothpick Puzzles!
Looking for a way to engage your teen while getting some spatial reasoning skills into the mix? Here are some fun toothpick puzzles that are easy to set up at the dinner table with nothing more than a few toothpicks and a coin.
Snake Eyes on the SAT
Dice are a great way to teach students about probability. The different combinations they offer are the perfect grounds for many SAT questions.
Practice Brownie Perimeters
On the SAT, your student may be asked to find the maximum area of a rectangle with a given perimeter. Here's a practice activity that will get your teen's attention as soon as he walks in the door and smells the brownies baking in the oven.
Play Game Show Probability
Probability problems are often among the hardest math concepts for students to wrap their heads around. Here's a game show brainteaser that always leads to a lively debate.
SAT Math: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
There's a strategy never fails when it comes to problems involving distance, rates, and time. Here's an activity that will help your teen break these problems down into five easy steps that mean they'll never miss another train.
SAT Espionage: Cracking the Test-Makers' Code
The SAT likes to test students' nerves by replacing numbers with letters. Here's a game that will help your student discover that cracking the code is a lot easier than it looks.
SAT Math: A Game of Sequence
Recognizing number patterns is an important ability on the SAT. Here's a game that teaches your student some of the most common sequences in mathematics.
Use Algebra to Find the Best-Priced Pizza!
Have you ever wondered whether it's a good buy to order a mass-produced pizza just because it's cheap? Here's an activity that uses second-semester algebra to determine which pizza gives you the most bang for your appetite!
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