Common Core standard

Activities for 7.NS

Real-world activities aligned to this standard.

Chicken to share
Chicken to share

How many pieces does each person get when $10 is supposed to feed two people? Which would you buy and how much is each piece of your choice?...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 5–7
Super Bowl cheesy pretzel poppers
Super Bowl cheesy pretzel poppers

Recipe courtesy of The Slow Roasted Italian A little more delicious work for the Super Bowl. Students follow a recipe that involves "cutting the cheese" block, figuring how...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–7
Temperature change (Discussion Prompts)
Temperature change (Discussion Prompts)

Note: This is not intended as a comprehensive activity with solutions. Instead, it serves as a discussion prompt. Have fun! It's been a crazy winter of extremes through...

Number Sense Math and Science Grades 6–7
How Many Pennies did Otha Save?
How Many Pennies did Otha Save?

Otha Anders used picking up pennies as a way to remember to pray. In this 3-act activity we try to estimate how much he actually collected and stored...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–7
Deflategate
Deflategate

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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Scoring Olympic ski jumping
Scoring Olympic ski jumping

The scoring rubric for each of the Olympic events is intended to eliminate the possibility of scoring bias from the judges. Let your students learn more about the...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 5–HS
Father's Day blueberry surprise
Father's Day blueberry surprise

Father's Day is coming up, and there is still time to have a tiny fraction review in the guise of celebrating Father's Day. This is a short activity...

Number Sense Math and Food Grades 4–7
Cruising
Cruising

There have been a lot of cruise ship mishaps and disasters this year. While these are in the news, let your students consider how these floating cities manage...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–8
The tallest structure made of Legos
The tallest structure made of Legos

Act One: The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea. Check out this video on youtube! What other questions do...

Number Sense Math and Social Studies Grades 4–7