National Popcorn Day

Early Childhood

Estimate how many kernels of corn could be found in one unpopped microwave bag of popcorn? If a typical ear of corn has 800 kernels, is your answer greater than or less than one ear of corn?

Upper Elementary

If a bag of popcorn holds 110 kernels, but only ¾ of the bag popped, how many pieces of popcorn were popped? Show how you know.

Middle School

A bag of popcorn contains 62 buttered, 43 unbuttered, and 25 caramel-flavored popcorn pieces.   What is the likelihood that that a randomly selected piece will be buttered? What is the likelihood that the piece will be unbuttered or caramel-flavored? Explain your thinking.

Featured Websites:

Early Childhood: Popcorn Lesson Plan

Upper Elementary: Popcorn Math

Middle School: The Science of Popcorn