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Back-to-school Calculator Sales

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
 Which back-to-school calculator deal saves you the most? Students work out the savings and the percent off on three real sales, then compare to find that a bigger percent off doesn't alw...

All you can eat for 10 cents

Algebra Number Sense Food
The history of the Dairy Queen franchise began with this ad in Illinois in 1938: All the ice cream that you can eat for only 10 cents! We know that 10 cents was worth more in the past, but was it...

Black Friday

Holidays Ratio and Proportion
 Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year! In this activity, students get a sneak peek at early Black Friday deals to calculate savings (decimals & percent discounts) and dec...

Would you rather $10,000 a week vs $10 million at once?

Number Sense
 In this updated activity, students explore the question: Would you rather get $10,000 every week or $10 million all at once? To begin, students compare the amounts to something familiar to get a real...

Someone ate my cake!

Number Sense Food Any time math
🍰In this updated activity, students analyze a photo of a partially eaten cake to figure out how much was taken, what fraction is left, and how much the culprit might owe based on the cake’s ...

The Power of Leverage

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion
 📈 In this activity, students will explore the power and risks of leverage by analyzing the price movements in trading. They'll calculate percentage gains and losses, compare leveraged vs. non-leverag...

Red Green Bitcoin

Algebra Number Sense Probability and Statistics
  📉 In this activity, students will explore Bitcoin price movements using a chart. They'll analyze trends, calculate price changes, and make predictions based on real data. This activity int...

Back to School Costs

Number Sense Social Studies Probability and Statistics
 Back-to-school spending is huge, and students might not appreciate what it costs to send them back to, essentially, their job of learning.  In this activity, students decide what equipment and suppli...

Inflation and the cost of gasoline

Algebra Number Sense Science Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
 In 1980, one gallon of gasoline costs $1.22.  Today's prices are a lot higher.  Is that because the price has gone up or because in 1980 you could buy a lot more than you can buy today...

How much is a trillion dollars?

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion
U.S. Congress is now debating how much money to approve on spending for infrastructure.  The numbers are between 1 and 3 trillion dollars. I can't even fathom that amount of money.  Is the...

Penny Wars anew

Geometry 3-act tasks
 Act One: Check out all of the pennies! What questions come to mind? If you want the most money, which container should you pick? What information do you need to answer this question?  ...

Man paid in 500 pounds of greasy pennies!

Algebra Number Sense Social Studies Current events Ratio and Proportion 3-act tasks Probability and Statistics
    A man from Georgia, Andreas Flaten, finally received his last paycheck from his disgruntled employer. He had been owed that last check for several months and was having difficult...
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