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Social studies Common Core 7.RP.A.2 resources
Election -- Political Science Data Analysis - 21st Century Math Project
Bring the 2020 Election into your classroom with a few authentic challenges that will push your students citizenship and build Election vocabulary across contents in this 21st Century Math Project! Students will use their skills with percents and data analysis to solve authentic election problems. In this 18 page document you will be given a mapping to the Content Standards, an outline for how to implement the project, handout resources for students to use, and an answer key. ***THIS PRODUCT HAS
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7th - 12th
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Dream Vacation Project
This World Geography project is a student favorite! Students research where in the world they would go on a dream vacation. They research the sites, plan an itinerary, calculate prices using exchange rates, create a visual overview, and present their vacation to their peers. They have a lot of fun and their research doesn't feel like work. Life-skills are learned when trying to find the best price for airfare or which hotel to stay in. Students learn a lot about real-life travel, discovering how
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7th - 12th
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The Great Stock Market Challenge - Complete Math Unit
Suitable and adapted for grades 5-12Open the Preview to see more detailed informationWatch the movie to see a high speed play through of the presentationThis complete cross-curricular unit has students learn about companies, research stocks, create a portfolio, track their performance, submit their project and write a test. Students will learn about real life financial literacy, trade-offs, decision making, strategies, and apply mathematical concepts.The unit runs about 10-14 weeks long, with an
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5th - 12th
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Yellowstone National Park Treasure Hunt Escape Room: Math Real World Questions
This escape the park activity is great for a variety of ages. Students will have an hour to complete all the questions to find a treasure. They will have to solve math problems with real world application in order to open separate lock boxes. If they don't make it in an hour the park will be closed. I have included multiple sets of questions that could be used for a variety of skill levels. You will need manilla folders to represent your lock boxes. The questions include a variety of readiness s
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3rd - 8th
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Income Inequality & Wealth Distribution Critical Thinking, Math & Social Justice
What is income inequality? Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Is wealth being distributed equally in your country? This integrated math, social justice, critical thinking, and economics lesson is designed to introduce the idea of income inequality to students in grades 6-9 at a level they can easily understand- all while having them practice important math skills involving ratios and percentages. This lesson is a useful application for a math unit: percent and ratio practic
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6th - 9th
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Escape Room Mount Rainier National Park Math Activity Varied Level Questions
This escape the park activity is great for a variety of ages. Students will have an hour to complete all the questions before they are locked in the park. I have included multiple sets of questions that could be used for a variety of skill levels. You will need manilla folders to represent your lock boxes.This escape room practices the following math topics:Set 1· Order sets of rational numbers in real world · Generate fractions, decimals and percent in real world scenarios · Multiply and Divide
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2nd - 8th
Social Justice Bundle: Real-World Issues for Gr 7-10: Reading Comp, Essay, Math
This unique bundle of lessons introduces students in grades 7-10 to several current social justice issues related to income inequality and social programs. It supports middle and high school students as they think about what kind of society they want to live in.1) Income Inequality: Using a simple ratio calculation, students are introduced to the idea of income inequality and how it can vary between different societies. Do we want a world where there are billionaires and people who can't afford
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7th - 10th
Adding and Subtracting Fractions Digital Escape Room | Least Common Denominator
This Adding and Subtracting Fractions Digital Escape Room is the perfect way to include a fun game into learning and reviewing fraction addition and subtraction. During this Escape Room, your students will join a group searching for the "golden book." They will have to solve different types of riddles in order to find it!Students must use their knowledge of the least common denominator and greatest common factor to solve this escape room. Each addition and subtraction fraction equation uses diff
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5th - 8th
Proportional Relationship | Road Trip Project
Students will create their own itinerary for a road trip. They will be given a budget, a certain number of days, and options for food, hotels, excursions, rental cars, etc. They must determine how they want to spend their money without going over budget. This should be broken up over multiply days. Rubric included.
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6th - 8th
Big Bend Math: Graphing, Converting time, D=Rt, Unit Rate & Coordinate Graph
Hiking Big BendThis activity incorporates the following skills:· Converting minutes to hours and hours to minutes· Unit rate· Graphing and Interpreting· Unit Rate· D=RT· Real world application· Proportional Reasoning Calculating Distance Based on teacher preference you can answer for answers in hours and minutes or just minutes. The answer sheet includes both answers. Also, you can access the actual Big Bend map on the NPS website. This activity incorporates the following skills:· Converting m
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6th - 8th
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Finance Notes - Shark Tank Episode Guide!
Student's love this mini lesson about Finance. The video guide is editable and a Key is included. The Key is for the episode that features the product Fresh Bellies. The episode is Season 10 Episode 13 on Hulu. You can use this resource with any episode! This Product is EditableBefore purchasing, please make sure you have the correct program for this resource. To edit the files, you should use microsoft office word, ppt...etc. (newer than 2008) or Google Docs, slides...etc. With Office 200
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7th - 10th
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Inflation Math: US House Prices
Students analyze and interpret a graph of the median house price of US homes between the years 1965 and 2021. The compare the slope of different time periods, make calculations of price increases, and make predictions of the future based on the data.
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7th - 9th
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PRECIOUS METALS: DETERMINING THE SILVER TO GOLD RATIO: A STEM MATH ACTIVITY
This is a stem activity with real life applications. Students research the price of two precious metals. They determine the silver to gold ratio! Then, the analyze whether they think it is a good time to purchase that commodity. This is good for a scouting project, summer camp project, or a trip to the New York Mercantile Exchange. Use it for a math project, or in a math center, as well. It crosses over into geology, and geography, too. Some students might want to become a commodites broker?
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4th - 12th, Adult Education, Staff
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Road Trip Through America - Project (No Prep/Print and Go!)
Students will plan a 5 day road trip in this project. They will use Google Maps and plan to make 5 stops and calculate their budget. At the end, you can have them make a story or comic strip to illustrate this journey. PowerPoint is editable.
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6th - 8th
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Percent of Change
Use this worksheet to teach the percent in change from the cost of living in 1957 to the current day costs.
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6th - 9th
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Cleaning up after the Caesars...with Math
Problem solving and proportions related to leap day and Roman history! What's not to love? Beginning with a little history lesson about the Julian calendar, this activity brings together astronomy, European history, and proportions. For an extension, students pretend that they are Pope Gregory and must fix the Julian calendar.Want to learn more about calendars from around the world? Explore how different cultures have used the moon and/or sun, and how they have used leaps in our activity "Leap W
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7th - 10th
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Yellowstone National Park Calculating Distance and Time
This activity allows students to practice using a map to calculate distance and time traveled in the park. Students will have to get familiar with the map to make with a unit rate and convert minutes to hours.These are actual calculations I did daily when traveling in the park. This activity is fun from home but also great practice when you are at the park.
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Yellowstone Bundle
Yellowstone National Park Animal Proportions
What a fun way to teach proportional reasoning that applies to the real world? Look no further. Take a dive into Yellowstone National Park and learn more about their animals. The activity requires the student to compare ratios of bison with their babies as well as wolf and bear facts. The lesson even has an activity page where the students can find their own ratios.
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Yellowstone Bundle
The Electoral College: Does Every Vote Count? - Projects & PBL
Driving Question:Should we continue to use the Electoral College to decide who will be the President of the United States?Description:In this project, students will have the opportunity to research and then create a brochure on the use of the Electoral College for electing the President of the United States. In addition, students will choose whether or not they agree with the use of the Electoral College and participate in a debate. There are multiple opportunities for problem solving and studen
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6th - 8th
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Nov. 19 Math & History Puzzle: President Lincoln's Gettysburg Address | Review
November 19 of the Mystery Year was the date of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Math clues for finding the year include mean, measurement conversions, unit rate, proportions, and reasoning skills. Math History-Mystery Puzzles for Middle School are research-based and are great real-world motivators for students in 6th grade or higher to use any time. Your PDF download includes:2-page digital version with horizontal layout, prepped for Easel 1-page printable version3 pages of Teacher Notes including
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6th - 8th
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Financial Math Remodeling Project
Over the course of a few weeks, students will remodel a bathroom or kitchen. They're given a floor plan and responsible for determining measurements, selecting contractors, and designing the space. Students are also bound to a budget and must calculate a hard money loan down payment and the return on investment.
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6th - 12th
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Design a Dream Vacation
Students will determine 10 of their bucket-list vacation destinations. They will use their knowledge of map scales and proportions to determine the actual distance between locations and the total distance of their trip. This could be extended by determining the cost of gas for their trip. It can also be coupled with a geography discussion. Great for a review, sub plan or assessment.
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6th - 8th
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Grocery Shopping: Calculating Unit Rate and Taxes
This product allows students to apply their knowledge of unit rates, in order to, choose the most cost effective chooses.
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5th - 8th
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April 6 Math & World History Puzzle: The U.S. Enters World War I | Mixed Review
The United States entered World War I on April 6 of the Mystery Year. As student solve math clues for the year, they find the width of a right prism when given the length, height, and volume, solve a proportion, and estimate the sum of two mixed numbers. Your Zip download includes printable/digital PDFs:1-page printable Student Puzzle, also prepped for Easel1-page Answer Key with sample solutions1-page version of puzzle with expanding form fields – use with Acrobat Reader A complete file includi
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7th - 8th
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