Categories
Genres
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
High school
Sign up / login

Raising the bar

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion
2023-11-20 09:44:29

Raising the bar


Recovery of the treasure from the 1941 sinking of the S.S. Gairsoppa was recently completed and a huge amount of silver was brought up from the ocean floor.  Let your students get a feel for this adventurous career as they calculate weights, values, and percents recovered from this exciting news story.  Show the video at the bottom for a little background on this story. 



Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Tags:
Data and Probability percents conversion 6.RP.3 7.RP.3 7.EE.4 5.MD.1 6th 7th 5th 4th 4.NBT.4 4.MD.1 silver ingots deep-sea environment treasure 4.OA.3 Unit rate
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Median age of country populations
    Interesting map! Why median? What are the implic...
    How did I graph this heart?
      In this activity, students will use ma...
    Red Green Bitcoin
      📉 In this activity, students will expl...
    Spiraling triples
    Let students explore the patterns of perfect squ...
    Population Clock
    How in the world does this clock conclude that...
    Pythagorean Triples and coloring
    Pythagorean triples are not only ...
    Downside Up
    🔍 In this updated activity, students...
    A lot of Cars
    🚙 In this updated activi...
    What do you know about the Hawaiian islands?
    We’ve been watching news about the ...
    The Ultimate Key Lime Pie
     On a cold and snowy day in Boston about ten ...