Topic
Activities about gas
Inflation and the cost of gasoline
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...
Algebra
Number Sense
Grades 5–7
Which gasoline is the cheapest?
When Brian traveled to Crete last summer with his wife and son on an Archaeological dig, buying gasoline for his small rental car got him wondering again. He...
Algebra
Number Sense
Grades 6–HS
An ounce of cola
Which is more expensive; gasoline? milk? or cola? Students calculate the per ounce cost of each of these liquids in a story about a man doing errands. After...
Number Sense
Math and Food
Grades 5–7
Methane math
Updated! Carbon dioxide and methane are our two most prevalent human-contributed greenhouse gases. This holstein cow is one of many huge contributors to our methane production. Let students...
Algebra
Number Sense
Grades 6–HS