Water saving toilets
How much water is used? How much water could be saved?
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Ratio and Proportion
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Proposed southern border wall
You have probably heard about the proposed border wall that may go up along the U.S./Mexico border. How much wall needs to be built? How much will that cost? What is that per mile? Per foo...
$10,000 a week or $10 million all at once?
This activity is accessible to student elementary through high school with varying depth of study.
Would you rather have $10,000 a week or $10 million all at once?
What kinds of things do we nee...
Flag Art
A little ratio art might be a fun way to get ready for the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. In this activity (Flags) students measure; create whole number ratios for the official U.S. flag; decide h...
Which is the best deal?
How do you calculate and justify which deal is a better savings? By dollars saved? By percent saved? By some other measure? Looking at 4 different deals, students will need to...
Chili Con Queso
Act 1: Take a look at the promo at Moe's. What is the first question that comes to mind?
How much does a 42-gallon jug of Chili Con Queso cost? How many cups or bowls of Chili Co...
Cost of light bulbs - updated!
Algebra
Number Sense
Math and Science
Math and Social Studies
Ratio and Proportion
Data and probability
There's a lot of misinformation out there about the cost to consumers of CFL and LED bulbs and the savings in energy and money that could be realized.
Let your students "do the math" and realiz...
Bits, bytes, and nibbles
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I'm not very good at understanding how large my device capacities are and how big the files that I want to download are in comparison. I decid...
Cruising
There have been a lot of cruise ship mishaps and disasters this year. While these are in the news, let your students consider how these floating cities manage their resources and which of their need...
The tallest structure made of Legos
Number Sense
Math and Social Studies
Math and Art
Ratio and Proportion
3-act tasks
Data and probability
Act One:
The world record for the tallest structure made of Legos was set in Seoul, South Korea. Check out this video on youtube!
What other questions do you have?
Act T...