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Population Pyramids - What can you surmise?
Social Studies Probability and Statistics Wow factor
The distribution of a population's age and gender data can tell you a lot about a society's history, current situation, and future. What do you see happening here...
MP2 MP3 HSS.IC 6th 7th 8th HS HSS-ID

Chocolate heart-shaped raspberry cake
Geometry Food Holidays Art
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 changes with the increased pan size. &nbs...
Volume 6th 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 7.G.B.4 7.RP.A HSA.CED.A.1 7.EE.B 8.G.C.9 volume increase base area circle area square area 7.G.B.6 HSN.Q.A HSG.GMD.A.3

Sweetheart candies
Number Sense Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
   NECCO went bankrupt in 2018 and Sweetheart candies weren't the same after that.  They are back now and made better (?) in Ohio instead of Boston. How many dollars worth...
problem solving 6.RP 7.RP N-Q 6th 7th 8th critical thinking

Typical Super Bowl scores
Algebra Number Sense Sports Probability and Statistics
Updated for 2023! In this activity students study historical Super Bowl data to reflect on average (mean, median, and mode), losing scores, winning scores, and range of scores. They ...
mean Data NFL median mode SuperBowl 6.SP.5 7.SP.4 6.SP.2 S-ID.2 6th 7th 8th HS predict scores SuperBowl

Median age of country populations
Number Sense Social Studies Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics Wow factor
Interesting map! Why median? What are the implications?     https://statisticstimes.com/demographics/countries-by-median-age.php Demography is the study of populations. Scientist...
median 6.SP 7.SP MP2 MP3 HSS.IC 6th 7th 8th HS HS.modeling HSS-ID central tendency demographics median ages world population population trends

Big bucks 2023
Number Sense Sports Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
Updated! When soccer great, Lionel Messi played for Barcelona, he had one of the highest paid contracts of any athlete in the world.  He had a $674 million dollar 4-year contract. Canelo Álv...
Data and Probability proportion ratio Unit rate slope sports average 6.RP.2 6.RP.3 7.RP.2 7.RP 8.EE.5 6.SP 6th 7th 8th sports contracts soccer football

Earth's perihelion with the Sun
Algebra Science Holidays Ratio and Proportion Probability and Statistics
On January 4th, 2023, Earth will be as close as it gets to the Sun during its orbit. Shouldn't that make this the warmest time of the year? In this activity students become familiar with the terms&nbs...
ratio Unit rate estimation 6.RP.3 7.RP 7.NS.2 6.NS.1 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSN-Q HSA.CED.1

How many feet of lights should I buy for my tree?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays 3-act tasks
Check out our Christmas Tree! We need to buy lights for the tree.  Without calculating, guess how many feet of lights we will need. What information would help you t...
estimation circumference MP1 MP2 MP3 6th 7th 8th HS HSG-MG.A.1 conic surface area 3-act task MP4

Winter Solstice 2023
Number Sense Geometry Science Ratio and Proportion
It is really dark out now.  Why is that? Students appreciate how their latitude effects the darkness of their late afternoon location as they study the earth's tilt and the logic of daylight hour...
Data and Probability latitude HSG-MG.1 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.3 HSG.GMD.4 HSG.C central angle winter solstice dark out winter

Do I have enough wrapping paper?
Algebra Number Sense Geometry Holidays 3-act tasks
 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 paper together.Consi...
estimation 6.G.1 7.G.6 surface area 6.G.4 nets 6th 7th 8th HS 7.G.B 6.G.A MP5 HSG.MG.A.3 7.EE.B 3-act task 6.EE.A measuring wrapping paper need Christmas Holidays

Wind chill
Algebra Number Sense Science Ratio and Proportion
  The weather forecasters tell us what the wind chill temperature will feel like. How do they figure out that number? In this activity students use the National Weather System chart to ...
Data and Probability patterns reading charts 6.EE.1 6.EE.2 7.EE.3 7.EE.4 8.EE.7 6th 7th 8th HS 5th HSF.LE.A.1 HSF.LE.A.4 5.OA.3 HSA.REI.B.3 wind chill interpolation weather MP4 winter

Lots of Cranberries
Geometry Food Holidays Ratio and Proportion
 The harvest must be nearing completion now and growers are selling their product to make cranberry juice, jelly, sauce, and of course, fresh berries in time for Thanksgiving. In this activit...
estimation 5.MD 6.RP 6.SP 8.G 6th 7th 8th 5th 7.G.B circle area cylinder volume using ratio to compare quantities cranberries ratio
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