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7th grade applied math cultural activities for Google Apps
Dream Vacation Budget Project
Used for grades 7-12. Students do research (links are included) of their dream vacation, (flight, hotel, entertainment, and food). They then have to record their calculations on the attached spreadsheet and stay within their budget. There are some percentage questions (calculating tip and taxes on food/hotel). There are no formulas used in the google sheets so students are required to do their own calculations. Takes about 2 class days (45 min each), to complete. __________________________
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Dream Vacation Budget Project
The Patchwork Path: Shape Classification Introduction
This lesson is a great opener or introduction lesson for classifying 2-dimensional shapes and integrates literacy into mathematics. Students will review and discuss important vocabulary related to shapes including: perpendicular lines, parallel lines, acute angles, right angles, obtuse angles, and more. Students will read, "The Patchwork Path: A Quilt Map to Freedom" and then identify shapes, lines, and angles they see in the patches.At the end, students will have an opportunity to create their
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3rd - 8th
Dream Vacation Budget Project- Scaffolded Version
Used for grades 7-12. Students do research (links are included) of their dream vacation, (flight, hotel, entertainment, and food). They then have to record their calculations on the attached spreadsheet and stay within their budget. There are some percentage questions (calculating tip and taxes on food/hotel). There are no formulas in the google sheets so that students are required to do their own calculations. Takes about 2 class days (45 min each), to complete. __________________________
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Grades:
7th - 12th
Also included in: Dream Vacation Budget Project
Unit Rate Smart Shopping Activity
This activity has students simulate shopping for themselves while also practicing the skill of unit rates. Students are asked to firstly identify if they are shopping for a single person household, or a family, and the store at which they are going to shop at. Students then are prompted to set a budget (may benefit from adult support with this task.) This allows them to differentiate their experience, potentially aligning with their post secondary goals. Students are then asked to fill out a cha
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6th - 9th
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Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Bundle
This bundle is a complete lesson product that has students engage with tall "things" throughout the world as a part of a large numbers or place value unit. Students are asked to research (building computer skills) various "things" to find out their heights, their locations, and a fun fact. This includes everything from mountain ranges to roller coasters. Students then analyze their findings by answering questions, and then compare the numbers to each other using a math sentence frame and the <
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Google Slides
This product is an editable student facing lesson slide deck that has students engage with tall "things" throughout the world as a part of a large numbers or place value unit. Students are asked to research (building computer skills) various "things" to find out their heights, their locations, and a fun fact. This includes everything from mountain ranges to roller coasters. Students then analyze their findings by answering questions, and then compare the numbers to each other using a math senten
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Grades:
5th - 7th
Also included in: Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Bundle
Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Handout
This Google Document resource is a handout that has students engage with tall "things" throughout the world as a part of a large numbers or place value unit. Students are asked to research (building computer skills) various "things" to find out their heights, their locations, and a fun fact. This includes everything from mountain ranges to roller coasters. Students then analyze their findings by answering questions, and then compare the numbers to each other using a math sentence frame and the &
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5th - 7th
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Also included in: Virtual Field Trip: Place Value Around the World Bundle
Math in Action: Celebrating Great Mathematicians
These ready-to-go slides feature 30+ profiles of diverse mathematicians - enough to run a Mathematician of the Week routine for a full year!Each mathematician's profile includes a photo, a short biography, a resource to learn more, and discussion questions. In math, it can be especially challenging to cultivate student buy-in. With these profiles, you can make it a little bit easier by exploring all the different applications of math in the real world, getting to know your students, and moving t
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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