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Population Pyramids - What can you surmise?
Math and Social Studies Data and probability Wow factor
The distribution of a population's age and gender data can tell you a lot about a society's history, current situation, and future. What do you see happening here...
MP2 MP3 HSS.IC 6th 7th 8th HS HSS-ID

Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake
Geometry Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Math and Art
For Valentine's Day, bake a cake! Students calculate base area or volume of cakes made from 2 cake pan sizes and observe how the volume of the cake changes with the increased pan size. &nbs...
Volume 6th 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 7.G.B.4 7.RP.A HSA.CED.A.1 7.EE.B 8.G.C.9 volume increase base area circle area square area 7.G.B.6 HSN.Q.A HSG.GMD.A.3

Sweetheart candies
Number Sense Math and Food Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion
   NECCO went bankrupt in 2018 and Sweetheart candies weren't the same after that.  They are back now and made better (?) in Ohio instead of Boston. How many dollars worth...
problem solving 6.RP 7.RP N-Q 6th 7th 8th critical thinking

Typical Super Bowl scores
Algebra Number Sense Sports Data and probability
Updated for 2023! In this activity students study historical Super Bowl data to reflect on average (mean, median, and mode), losing scores, winning scores, and range of scores. They ...
mean Data NFL median mode SuperBowl 6.SP.5 7.SP.4 6.SP.2 S-ID.2 6th 7th 8th HS predict scores SuperBowl

Ground Hog day
Holidays and Annual Events Ratio and Proportion Data and probability Funny
On GroundHog Day (February 2nd), Punxsutawney Phil will again, with great ceremony, come out of his burrow and look for his shadow.  Let your students check out the relative frequency of hi...
frequency relative frequency prediction 7.SP.5 7.SP.6. 7.SP.7 6th 7th 8th HS Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Day

Powerball, Mega Millions, and probability
Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Data and probability Wow factor
Updated! Powerball and Mega Million jackpots are growing all the time.  Having a chance of winning 1.6 BILLION dollars might be a good context that engages your students.    ...
Data and Probability compound probability S-CP 7.SP 7th 8th HS powerball lottery Mega Millions

Throwing Up 2023
Algebra Geometry Math and Science
This year, Buffalo, New York, has had more than 100 inches of snow this winter. We imagine that the height of the tunnel to people's homes is getting pretty high. It's hard to shovel new snow when y...
parabolic motion estimation graph parabolas 8.F.5 HSA-REI 7th 8th HSA HSF HSA.CED.2 HSG.MG.3 weather

Lunar New Year 2023
Algebra Number Sense Math and Social Studies Holidays and Annual Events Data and probability
The year of the Water Rabbit Students explore the least common multiple of these two cycles without ever hearing the term LCM.  They explore some of Asian culture and begin to understand the...
patterns LCM 6.NS.4 7.SP.8 S-CP 6th 7th 8th HS 5th Chinese New Year least common multiple calendar math

Median age of country populations
Number Sense Math and Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Data and probability Wow factor
Interesting map! Why median? What are the implications?     https://statisticstimes.com/demographics/countries-by-median-age.php Demography is the study of populations. Scientist...
median 6.SP 7.SP MP2 MP3 HSS.IC 6th 7th 8th HS HS.modeling HSS-ID central tendency demographics median ages world population population trends

Big bucks 2023
Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Data and probability
Updated! When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world.  He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...
Data and Probability proportion ratio Unit rate slope sports average 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 7.RP.2 7.RP 8.EE.5 6.SP 6th 7th 8th sports contracts soccer football
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