Pop Music Math - Word problems from song lyrics - Handouts/Slides and Solutions

Challenge and entertain your students with these 40+ math puzzles and problems based on song lyrics -- whether from Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Drake, The Beatles, Britney Spears, Stevie Nicks, or many other musical artists over the years, up to early 2021.

***This is the first set of Pop Music Math problems from the Pios Labs curriculum store. You can also find more original problems here:

• Pop Music Math 2021 pack
• Pop Music Math bundle

This .zip file includes:

• PDF of handouts/slides for students without solutions, one question per page
• PDF of teacher notes with solutions

Use these problems to:

• Integrate music, art, and literacy into your math class.
• Challenge students to read and solve problems and puzzles using various math skills of increasing difficulty. They may involve math operations, exponents, decimals, fractions, percents, integers, expressions, equations, scientific notation, rounding, graphing, geometry, linear equations, polynomials, square roots, area, volume, trigonometry, polar coordinates, and more.
• Give warmups, bonus problems, or group challenges to students.

Target Level of Math Class:

• Pre-algebra to College Algebra.
• High school level and up. Although many questions can be used for middle school math students and easier math, you should check the linked videos or lyrics for appropriateness to use in your classroom.

Options for How to Use This File:

• Print individual problems/slides for students to work on.
• Display parts of the PDF files digitally on your LMS as appropriate.
• Refer to solutions as needed, in a separate PDF file.
• If YouTube is allowed with your students and the content is appropriate, click on the link to the relevant music video to show how the real lyrics are used. "Parental Advisory" labels are added where you might be more likely to limit video access for younger students.
• Integrate into your own teaching materials as needed.