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Clean Close Shave
Algebra
Take a look at the infographic.  What do you see? What do you think?  What do you wonder? [caption id="attachment_16099" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Image from West Coast Shaving. Clicking on ...
6.SP.3 7.SP.4 6.SP.4 7.SP.2 7.SP.1 7. SP.3 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 4th HSS.ID.A.2 HSS-ID.C.9 6.SP.1

Deflategate
Algebra Number Sense Sports
  The deflated ball controversy makes an interesting segue into negative number line understanding.  A particular digital psi football gauge reads 0 when the ball is at a proper NFL in...
Data and Probability 7.NS.1 HSA-CED.A.3 6th 7th HS 6.NS.5 6.NS.6 6.NS.7 HSA.CED.A.1 6.EE.5 football inequality absolute value

How much does a Lego cost?
Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Data and probability
This is a three act task, with an activity guide.  Show students the act one video.  What questions do they have?  How much could the Star Wars kit cost?  Follow the  activi...
Data and Probability proportion mean 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 7.RP.2 6.SP.5 random sample 7.SP.2 7.SP.1 6th 7th modeling 3-act task

How much should you spend on this sale?
Algebra Number Sense Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Data and probability
This activity can be used in a large range of grade levels.  Your class can work on percents, linear equations or piecewise functions. Act One: We missed the semi-annual sale but we want to get ready...
percents 6.RP.3 8.F.5 step graph 7.RP.3 8.F.4 discounts HSF-LE.B.5 HSA-CED.A.3 shopping clothes piecewise functions 6th 7th 8th HS 3-act task

Kilauea's lava flow
Number Sense Geometry Math and Science
[caption id="attachment_15749" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Halema‘uma‘u Lights the Morning Sky - Photo taken from the overlook by the Volcano House on January 30, 2014 - NPS photo[/caption] Th...
Data and Probability slope rate 6.RP.3 7.G.1 HSF-IF.B.6 8.F 5.MD.1 6th 7th 8th 5th 8.F.B.4 Kilauea Pāhoa lava flow contour volcano

How large a TV should I get?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry
Whether you are in middle school or high school, someday you are going to be moving out and you might need to select the right size HDTV for your living space. I found this guide th...
7.G.1 MP1 6th 7th 5th 5MD.1 MP6 MP4 ratio measurement scale Scale drawings Pythagorean Theorem

Saffron and paella
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Math and Food
In order to cook Paella (a delicious Spanish rice dish) I needed to buy Saffron spice.  It was hugely expensive.  So, I've decided to start a business of growing saffron and becoming immen...
patterns rates 7.RP 8.SP 5.OA Excel 6th 7th 8th HS 5th profit HSS HSN food

An ounce of cola
Number Sense Math and Food
Which is more expensive; gasoline? milk? or cola?  Students calculate the per ounce cost of each of these liquids in a story about a man doing errands.  After finding the per ounce price, ...
Data and Probability proportion ratio 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 rates 6.NS.3 6th 7th 5th unit pricing gasoline per ounce cola per ounce milk per ounce sale Unit rate

Cost of light bulbs - updated!
Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the cost to consumers of CFL and LED bulbs and the savings in energy and money that could be realized. Let your students "do the math" and realiz...
Unit rate estimation environment 6.EE.9 6.RP.3 rates 5.NBT.7 6.EE.1 6.NS.3 8.EE.8 Earth day 6th 7th 8th HS 5th 5.NBT.3 HSF.IF.C.7.B HSA.REI.C.6 climate change slope linear relationships

The Blue Marble
Geometry Math and Science Holidays and Annual Events
Sunday, April 22nd, 2018, is Earth Day. Use this activity to demonstrate the various mappings of our 3-d Earth to a 2-d piece of paper. Students compare maps with this famous photo and check to...
geometry 6.G 7.G comparisons nets mapping 3-d representations Earth day 6th 7th 8th HS HSG-GMD.B HSG-MG.A
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