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Activities about HSF-LE.A.2

The Moroccan Earthquake and the Richter scale
The Moroccan Earthquake and the Richter scale

Friday evening, September 8 th , a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco southwest of Marrakech. What does a 6.8 magnitude earthquake mean? How powerful was that? What...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
This shoe is huge!
This shoe is huge!

Brian and his son were doing some shopping when he found this shoe. Egad! Could that be someone's real shoe? In this activity student use a shoe size...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Doubling your money
Doubling your money

My friend and I were arguing about how long it would take me to double my investment amounts. How will your students figure this out? Are there any...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
How hard it is to pick the perfect bracket? (Updated)
How hard it is to pick the perfect bracket? (Updated)

Updated (2026)! Games have begun and there have been several upsets but March Madness won't be over until the finals on April 3rd and 4th. March Madness bracket...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS
Macy’s Star Rewards Points
Macy’s Star Rewards Points

Wow! Check out this deal at Macy's. For $25 I can join Macy's Star Rewards program. I get 10% back in rewards for every dollar I spend. Its...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
I should have invested!
I should have invested!

People who have invested their money in the stock markets could have made a lot of money in recent years. Students use yearly percent increase data to decide...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 7–HS
Bowling Deals
Bowling Deals

Is there a general way to figure how much its going to cost you (and your friends) to go bowling? Should you pay per game? Or bowl per...

Algebra Number Sense
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson

April 15th, 1947 was a date to remember. Jackie Robinson became the first African-American baseball player to play in Major League Baseball since the game was segregated in...

Algebra Math and Social Studies Grades 6–HS
Will the new iPhone sales be huge?
Will the new iPhone sales be huge?

Apple just announced their new, 10 th anniversary, iPhones, the iPhone 8 and the iPhone X. These phones will soon be in stores, the iPhone 8 comes out...

Algebra Ratio and Proportion Grades 8–HS
Saving Water Bottles
Saving Water Bottles

In my grocery store they now have these new water bottle refilling stations. You can simply refill your own container with water instead of buying a six-pack of...

Algebra Math and Science Grades 8–HS
Pottytalk
Pottytalk

I'm trying to be more savy about wasting our resources. I have really old fashioned toilets and I'm trying to figure out if I should invest in saving...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 8–HS
How Much is a Tweet Worth?
How Much is a Tweet Worth?

These days it seems everyone is on social media. Are you? Famous athletes and entertainers are on social media and they can make a lot of money. In...

Algebra Number Sense Grades 6–HS