Unit Overview

• This unit provides students with the opportunity to conduct mathematical investigations using popcorn.  
• Students will measure length and volume of popped and unpopped kernels along with the mass. 
• Students will compare and contrast their data from three types of popcorn, and calculate the average, ratio, percent, and probability.  Temperature readings will be taken and graphed, and scatter and stem and leaf plots will be created to represent student results.  The mathematical skills emphasized in Popcorn Math are measuring, collecting data, calculating for average, ratio, percent and probability, and graphing.

Manuals, Inventory, and NYS Correlation Downloads

• The teacher manual, student manual, inventory sheet, and kit correlation are available online for download. 
• Please make sure you have adobe acrobat reader downloaded and installed on your computer to view online manuals.

Popcorn Math Manual 
Popcorn Math Student Manual                                                                           Popcorn Math Inventory Sheet

Online Popcorn Math Teacher Training

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Online Popcorn Math Training

Scheduling and Science Kit Ordering Information

• This unit may take from a day if you choose to use only one of the measurement activities to the entire year to complete depending upon the goals of the teacher and the interests of the students.
• Teachers in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties request the kits from us, and the couriers deliver the kits to the schools.  Teachers have up to six weeks to complete each of the learning experiences.  Once the teachers complete the learning experiences provided with the math and science kits, the kits are then sent back to us so we can refurbish them and send them out again when they are requested.  **If you need additional time to complete your kit, please contact 716-376-8272 so we can accommodate an extension. 

**Missing Items: If the kit you requested has missing item(s), please contact 716-376-8272. We will send missing item(s) out to you as soon as possible.  

• Do you want to book this kit? There are several ways to order science kits.  Ways you can order are:

MediaNet:  Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES Media Library - Popcorn Math                   Phone: 716-376-8272   Fax: 716-372-0621   Email: leigh_leyva@caboces.org or mst_kits@caboces.org                                                                                                       U.S. Mail: C/A BOCES – Math, Science, & Technology Department at Allegany, 1825 Windfall Road, Olean, NY 14760