Common Core standard

Activities for 7.RP

Real-world activities aligned to this standard.

Fine
Fine

TJ Watt was fined for roughing the passer. Check out the tweet from Darren Rovell and engage your students in a familiar context for a classic percent problem...

Algebra Sports Grades 6–HS
One harrowing adventure
One harrowing adventure

Can you imagine being stuck in the dark for such a long time? How do all of the numbers play out? In this activity, students get a chance...

Number Sense Current events Grades 5–HS
Now that LeBron James is becoming an L. A. Laker, will this company go broke?
Now that LeBron James is becoming an L. A. Laker, will this company go broke?

Fanatics is an online sportswear retailer that has promised to accept jersey returns if your chosen player makes a team switch. In this activity student try to calculate...

Number Sense Sports Grades 6–HS
Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant
Encouraging bats might be better than using bug repellant

Bats eat mosquitoes ... lots of mosquitoes. Students compare a bat's weight to how much he can consume in one night. They calculate how much they would need...

Math and Science Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–7
Fibonacci coloring
Fibonacci coloring

Let your students simply enjoy coloring our designs or artistically play with the whole creation of Φ designs. Simply coloring our Fibonacci patterns might allow students to ponder...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 4–HS
Hands of Support
Hands of Support

Lorenzo Quinn, an Italian sculptor, created and temporarily installed this piece of art entitled "Support" in Venice. Quinn used his own children's hands to design this piece. His...

Math and Art Ratio and Proportion Grades 6–HS
Water saving toilets
Water saving toilets

How much water is used? How much water could be saved? For Adventurer members we have an editable Word docx and solutions with added world-wide information.

Geometry Math and Science Grades 5–8
Immigration numbers
Immigration numbers

Here's an opportunity to work with calculating percents and the percent changes in the U.S. immigrant population. Students can reflect on what those changes demonstrate. Start your class...

Algebra Math and Social Studies Grades 6–HS
Uh oh!  Am I going to run out of data?
Uh oh! Am I going to run out of data?

Let your students consider the graphic first individually and then in groups of your choosing before handing out the activity sheet. This might be an excellent beginning-of-the-year, get-to-know-each-other...

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Grades 5–8
Should I get the Big One?
Should I get the Big One?

Let your students decide if the BIG one is a fair deal. Which size will they get? Which size offers the most value? Make a guess, then do...

Algebra Math and Food Grades 7–8
BIG Snickers bar
BIG Snickers bar

Act 1 - Big question = How many times bigger than a regular Snickers bar is this? What info would you like to know? How are you going...

Algebra Geometry Grades 4–7
How much does the biggest Lego set ever cost?
How much does the biggest Lego set ever cost?

Picture from the Verge. Click to see the story. Note: This is a remake of our 2014 " How Much Does a Lego Cost " activity How much...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–7