Common Core standard

Activities for 7.EE.B

Real-world activities aligned to this standard.

How much snow is that?
How much snow is that?

❄️In this updated activity, students will estimate, calculate, and analyze the weight of a snow pile sitting on top of a car. Using real-world data, they’ll apply math...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
Mashed Potatoes Proportions
Mashed Potatoes Proportions

🥔 "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...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–7
Ghostly Measurements
Ghostly Measurements

In this activity, students will explore how to design a ghost costume 👻 👻 by reasoning through sheet dimensions, calculating the best fit for different heights, and interpreting...

Algebra Geometry Grades 6–HS
Chocolate Milk Account
Chocolate Milk Account

In this activity, students will explore a school milk account where money is deposited and deducted as chocolate milk is purchased over time. But first, start off with...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS Free sample
How much pee is in your pool (Updated)
How much pee is in your pool (Updated)

How much pee is in your pool? 🏊🏊 After chlorination, it has been hard to measure the quantity of pollutants in pool water. A Canadian chemist, Xing-Fang Li,...

Number Sense Geometry Grades 4–7
Back to School Costs
Back to School Costs

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...

Number Sense Social Studies Grades 6–HS
Giant beach towel
Giant beach towel

Beaches are starting to open again. Bring summertime smiles and hopes to your class with this activity. Towel project by Misael Soto. Act One: Check out this beach...

Geometry Math and Art Grades 5–HS
Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake
Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake

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...

Geometry Math and Food Grades 6–HS
Do I have enough wrapping paper?
Do I have enough wrapping paper?

In this problem based activity students first guess and then try to calculate whether they will have enough paper to wrap this present without taping pieces of wrapping...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Spider-Man Profitability
Spider-Man Profitability

The latest Spider-Man movie , Brand New Day, opened on July 31, 2026, with the biggest opening weekend of all time! How much did it cost to make?...

Number Sense Ratio and Proportion Grades 7–HS
The drag in swimming - More Olympics activities
The drag in swimming - More Olympics activities

To win in Olympic swimming, contestants have to be incredibly fit and have marvelous endurance and technique. Do they also need to consider the science of their motions...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 7–HS
How can Nike give away so much great stuff?
How can Nike give away so much great stuff?

Worldwide Nike supports many teams and athletes. They design, manufacture, and supply gear for almost every sport imaginable. How much are those give-aways worth? Is the company going...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 5–HS