Activities for 6.RP.A.3
Real-world activities aligned to this standard.
Locked in a smelly bathroom for one hour and then promised a lifetime of Whopper meals in 2018, an Oregon man sued Burger King when the manager withdrew...
Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and that means big business for the greeting card, flower, and restaurant industries. In this activity, students calculate the average Mother's...
In this activity, students will analyze U.S. holiday candy sales percentage data (updated) to calculate the approximate amount spent on candy for each holiday. Students are encouraged to...
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 &...
Each year, we seem to spend more on Halloween! Are we surprised? In this updated activity, students will look at the rising Halloween participation and record-breaking spending to...
What is a typhoon, and how are they measured? In this activity, students learn about the recent typhoon (Typhoon Rasaga), storm rankings, and severity while practicing unit conversions...
August 10 is National S’mores Day! Engage your students with a fun real-world math activity involving s’mores! In this activity (updated), students explore how many s'mores can be...
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...
In this activity, students will estimate the volume of the Seokbinggo, a centuries-old stone structure, and compare it to the size of their home fridge. Through the activity,...
🥔 "Why do we never have enough mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving?" In this updatedactivity, students will dive into the math of mashed potatoes planning to ensure there’s plenty...
Are your favorite snacks secretly shrinking? Students compare the size and price of three popular snacks in 2022 versus 2026, calculating each item's unit price and percent change...
Leverage your students' Halloween enthusiasm with this activity, where they’ll calculate the volume of various trick-or-treat bags—ranging from rectangular prisms to spheres, cylinders, and cones to discover which...