Special Collection: Spooky Fall Fun
Explore fall favorites from the DynaMath and SuperScience archive, featuring spooky animals, fun Halloween events, superstitions, and more
Furry, Fluffy, and Glowing
Scientists have discovered that some mammals give off a glow! Compare and order decimals related to the fluorescence of a type of flying squirrel.
The Great Pumpkin Race
Discover why rowers paddle boats carved from giant pumpkins. Then use unit form and vertical number lines to round large numbers to any place value related to these gargantuan gourds.
Are You Superstitious?
Analyze and answer questions about charts and graphs related to superstitions.
Trick or Treat?
Learn about the trick-or-treating tradition, then analyze and answer questions about graphs related to these Halloween hauls.
Thirsty for Blood
Meet five creatures that feast on blood, then describe and model the body structures that let bloodsucking animals successfully obtain food.
Animal Costume Party!
You might wear a costume to put the “trick” in “trick or treat”! Some animals use disguises to blend into their environment or to stump their enemies. Meet four animals for which every day is Halloween, then use arrays to model division of whole numbers related to these camouflaged creatures.
Art Credits: Furry, Fluffy, and Glowing: J. MARTIN, NORTHLAND COLLEGE; The Great Pumpkin Race: Marlin Levison/AP Images; Are You Superstitious?: Illustration by David Coulson; DenisNata/Shutterstock.com (Girl); Trick or Treat!: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM; Thirsty for Blood: USGS; Animal Costume Party!: David Hall/Blue Planet Archive