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Common Core 7.EE.B.4b laboratories
Which Is More Cost Effective? Solar Heat or Oil Heat. The Math in Action Series.
Newly revised and improved. As heating costs and power outages seem to be on the rise, many Americans are looking into alternative energy resources. The use of oil for home heating has many people looking into solar energy especially those living in the Southern sections of the United States where the sun is stronger. This activity will ask your students to look at some basic costs for installing and heating their homes with oil and solar energy from a mathematical view point. Topics co
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7th - 11th, Adult Education
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How Much for Those Fries? The Math in Action Series.
Ever wonder how the price at a "Fast Food" restaurant may be determined. This activity may just answer that question for you. The application of mathematical theory has always been the "when will I ever use this Real Life" attitude from our students. I created this lesson to reinforce the theory of graphing data, calculating an equation of best fit, and formulating a conclusion. Each student will be able to see the usefulness of mathematics in a Real World setting. Common core stand
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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Which Speed for Best Gas Mileage? Math in Action series.
Newly revised and improved. What speed will provide the best gas mileage? This lesson was created to reinforce analyzing and graphing data, identify the independent and dependent variable, calculate the slope of the line passing through the points, project rentals from their analysis, and formulate a conclusion. As an optional activity the student is asked to calculate the equation of the line for the data and compare the result to the one presented in the activity. This activity provides ea
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5th - 11th
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What Dosage Should I Prescribe?
Newly revised and improved. You can purchase many of your “over the counter” medications by just going to your nearby supermarket or convenience store. Many people do not realize that the dosages in these products are for the average person of a certain height and weight. This activity will ask the student look at data related to a person’s weight and the dosage of a certain medication that a doctor has prescribed. As your student works through this lesson, they will be asked to analyze the
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6th - 11th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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What is the Value of My Photo Copy Machine? The Math in Action Series
Newly revised and improved. What is depreciation? This activity involves the student with the concept of depreciation and future value of items. Topics included are slope, creating a table, graphing data, calculating a linear equation, and projecting values over a period of time. An optional internet project is suggested at the end of the activity. An answer guide is provided.
Many common core standards are covered in this activity.
Some additional activities you may wish to check o
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6th - 10th, Adult Education
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How Much for Those Fries?
Newly revised and improved. What price should I charge for an order of french fries to maximize my profit? In this activity, the student will be given a total numbe of french fries orders sold at a given price. From this data the student will be asked to analyze this information and present their findings. This lesson will reinforce the theory of graphing data, defining variables, evaluating equations and inequalities using replacement sets, and formulating a conclusion. The use of spreadsh
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5th - 10th, Adult Education
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