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High school applied math research under $5
Shark Tank Business Plan Activity
This activity is a super fun, real life project that can be used as a multi-day lesson. Students make up a business or product they want to present. The pdf contains 5 pages that ask about the Business Idea, Marketing, Employees, Competition, and Finance. Once they have completed the packet, they will present their idea to the "Sharks". There is a final evaluation page that will be used by the teacher to calculate the final grade. My students LOVED this activity and were engaged from start to fi
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7th - 12th
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Buying a Car Exponential Functions End of Unit Project
This project is for students at the end of the Algebra 1 exponential functions unit. Students are given an interactive Google Slides to follow the directions and type their answers directly on the slides. They will use exponential growth, decay, and exponential equations to solve application problems. Students will research to find a car they like and follow the prompts on the Google slides to answer questions about the car and how it will depreciate over time. They will go in depth with topics
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8th - 10th
Slope Project
This is a project idea that has the student finding real-life examples of all 4 types of slope (positive, negative, zero & undefined). Directions, a grading rubric and a complete example (see preview) are included. Great for extra credit! This project can also be purchased in my Algebra Projects Bundle. There are a total of 12 Algebra Projects in this bundle - great for project based assessment!© 2015 Secondary Math Solutions This purchase is for one teacher and for classroom use only. All r
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8th - 9th
Super Bowl LVIII Middle School Math Group Project Problem Solving Football 2024
Are you ready for the big game? Your students will be. Let's take advantage of this opportunity and have them thinking about and discussing math during the week leading up to Super Bowl Sunday. This is a Middle School math group project intended for up to four students per group. There are four tasks total - one for each student. Students can get in groups and divide the task according to their strengths. Task 1 - Uses Excel or Google Docs spreadsheets to enter historical data for Super Bo
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5th - 9th
Math- If I Had a Million Dollars! Calculating Ways to Spend a Fortune
Students will calculate and track the way they would spend a million dollars. Using mathematical thinking and skills, they will plan for college/job training, a place to live, transportation, and contributions to charity.This math Exploration includes detailed, student-friendly Steps to Success that lead the learner through the process of creating a high-level, quality independent project. To add rigor and thoughtfulness, students reflect on their Exploration by answering standards-based Questi
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3rd - 12th
Quadratics Project
This is a project-based assessment over Quadratics in real-life. The student is asked to find a parabola in real-life and take a photo of it. Then they complete a one-page document including the photo and a paragraph describing the photo. They are required to use the following vocabulary in their paragraph: vertex, maximum or minimum, quadratic function, and parabola. Could be used as extra credit. Specific directions and a complete example are provided for the student. Please download the previ
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8th - 11th
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Personal Finance Research & Inquiry (Project Based Learning)
This project is perfect to get your students engaged in personal finance! In this open ended Inquiry Based Research Project, students have the opportunity to investigate a Personal Finance topic of interest to them (taxes, budgeting, mortgages, cryptocurrency, etc). Once students have identified a topic, they will be asked to create a Guiding Question which will help frame their research. Students will also have the option of how they would like to compile their findings (PowerPoint, Slides, Pos
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7th - 12th
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Math- Zoom! Zoom! Researching Hybrid vs. Gasoline vs. Electric Cars
Climate change has led to the development of hybrid and electric cars that use less gasoline. Students will research, calculate costs, and analyze data to evaluate the costs and benefits of buying different kinds of cars.This math Exploration includes detailed, student-friendly Steps to Success that lead the learner through the process of creating a high-level, quality independent project. To add rigor and thoughtfulness, students reflect on their Exploration by answering standards-based Questio
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4th - 12th
Data, Data, Data: A Project for Finding the Linear Regression Model
Data is everywhere. It is published in newspapers, seen on the news, and reported online on websites. When looking at data, it is important for students to understand its meaning. This project will engage students in the process of data collection and analysis.
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Sample Excel graph
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The goal of this project is for students to identify when a linear relationship exists between two variables. Once finding the linear equation, students will
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8th - 11th
Geometry Project - Polygons in Nature & Tessellations
Students conduct guided research about geometry in nature, including polygons and tessellations. The project is split into 4 parts:1) Polygons2) Tessellations3) Hexagons & honeybees4) Personal researchGuided worksheets and research links are included, as well as the grading rubric.
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8th - 11th
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Walmart Scavenger Hunt
This product is a virtual scavenger hunt at Walmart! This will give opportunities for students to get creative with their choices of each type of item. There are also a few questions that involve comparing prices. Students will be also working on research skills. A great life skill product!
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1st - 12th
Climate Change - A digital math and science project
Students will work through the five activities to learn more about climate change. Each step is scaffolded to work as a 5E lesson cycle. All resources, videos and websites are linked inside the Google Slides document.Step 1 (Engage) : Career Connection - students will choose a career related to climate change to research to create a slide with details about that careerStep 2 (Explore) : Living Dangerously - students will watch an episode and take notes on three interesting facts or observationsS
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5th - 10th
Performance Task - The Towers of Hanoi
Performance Task designed to be used as a final exam for IB Applications & Interpretations, but can be used for any high school math class looking for a fun research that takes a couple class periods. Students explore the Towers of Hanoi and the sequence created by the solving pattern.
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10th - 12th
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Performance Task - Pascal/Sierpinski Triangles
A great resource for International Baccalaureate mathematics! Although it can be used for non-IB classes, as well. I have used it for a midterm, but it can be used for an end-of-unit assessment, as well. This research project/performance task is designed to explore Pascal's triangle, its history, relationship with Sierpinski's triangle, and how it is used in the field of mathematics. Grading rubric included.
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: IB Applications & Interpretation SL: Units 1-11
Collecting & Analyzing Data Project | Line of Best Fit | Correlation Coefficient
Give your students some practical, real-world experience with this data-analyzing project. Things to know: 1. Prior to completing this project, students must be somewhat familiar with scatter plots, lines of best fit, correlation coefficients, and data displays. 2. This project will require collecting data via surveys. 3. Great group projects. 4. Allows for students to be creative and look for correlations between things they are interested in.
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8th - 10th
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Real-World Budget Project
This project leads students through creating a real-life budget based on a given salary. The teacher can use a random number generator to assign a salary, then students must calculate their gross and net income and make decisions such as where to live, which car to drive, how much to spend on groceries, and future financial goals based on monthly savings. My classes have really loved this project as it is practical and fun! Students will conduct research and usually come to realize how tough it
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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HS Geometry City River Banks Project - Circles, Arc Lengths, Sector Areas, etc.
This project leads student through the Circle unit of Geometry in learning about Arc Length, Sector Area, Segment Area, Lines in Circles, and Circle Equations. Students will analyze the river banks in their designed city (free resource here) and use it to demonstrate these concepts.This purchase includes a task sheet for students describing the project, a report template for students to provide their information, a rubric, tips on helping students with research, and tips on running the project b
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: HS Geometry City Design Bundle
Graphed Growth: Tracking Change with Linear Equations!
Engage Students with Real-World Math: Project: Graphed GrowthThis project is a winner for making linear equations relevant and exciting! Student Choice: Students pick a topic they're interested in, fostering engagement and ownership of their learning.Connects Math to the Real World: Students apply linear equations to model and track change over time in a real-world context they choose.Data Collection & Analysis: Students practice collecting data, plotting it on graphs, and interpreting th
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5th - 9th
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Math- Destination: Dream Vacation! Planning, Budgeting and Graphing
Students will plan and budget for a one-week trip. They will research transportation, lodging and activity options to determine the best trip for their money. They will plan two versions of their trip: budget and luxury.This math Exploration includes detailed, student-friendly Steps to Success that lead the learner through the process of creating a high-level, quality independent project. To add rigor and thoughtfulness, students reflect on their Exploration by answering standards-based Question
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3rd - 10th
HS Geometry City Transportation Project -Parallel, Perpendicular, Line Equations
This project leads student through the lines unit of Geometry in learning about parallel and perpendicular lines, equations of lines, and transversals. Students will design a city transportation grid for a city and use it to demonstrate these concepts.This purchase includes a task sheet for students describing the project, a report template for students to provide their information, a rubric, tips on helping students with research, and tips on running the project based on my experience teaching
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9th - 12th
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Also included in: HS Geometry City Design Bundle
Science-What Money Can Buy! Using Landscape Architecture to Design a Zoo or Park
Students will take on the role of a landscape architect and design a park or a zoo. They will consider the needs of people, plants, and animals. Skills involved include research, calculation, map making/drawing, and presentation.This challenging activity includes detailed, student-friendly Steps to Success that lead the learner through the process of creating a high-level, quality independent project. To add rigor and thoughtfulness, students reflect on their Exploration by answering stimulating
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4th - 12th
Math or Statistics Research Project Rubric
This editable rubric contains fields for project completion, calculation, analysis and reasoning, and presentation on a scale of five to one. It was originally designed for the Alberta Math 20-2 mathematics research project requirement, but is suitable for use across junior and senior high.
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9th - 11th
Climate Change STEM Project Bundle: Solutions at the Macro and Micro Levels
Help your middle school students learn about climate change and earth science through two unique projects:1) CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTIONS: Students learn about climate change, do research, use math skills, and think creatively to design a technology to help reduce or capture greenhouse gases. They create a presentation to explain their idea to the class. 2) PERSONAL CARBON EMISSIONS CALCULATION: Students use basic math to calculate their annual carbon emissions and think of ways to reduce them (no r
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6th - 9th
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MS-ETS1-1
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Algebra 1 - Performance Task - Trading Vehicles - Common Core
This activity requires students to research the cost and gas efficiency of two vehicles. Then the students must use algebra to decide if the owner should trade in a gas guzzler for a hybrid.
This should take 1.5 days - Key is included.
The goal is to prepare students for the type of questions found on common core standardized assessments like the PARCC/Smart Balanced/AIR/STAAR
This project is great – but so are all my other resources.
Check out my NASCAR Project, which includes 15 days of a
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7th - 10th
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