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High school applied math cultural activities for Microsoft Word
Mathematics of Hidden Figures (2017) Movie Viewing Guide:Summary/Questions/KEY
"Hidden Figures" is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Theodore Melfi. The movie is based on the true story of three African-American women mathematicians - Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson - who worked at NASA and played crucial roles in the early years of the United States' space program.Set in the 1960s during the height of the Space Race and the Civil Rights Movement, the film follows these talented women as they face racial and gender discrimination while working
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Also included in: Applied Mathematics: Movie Viewing Guide BUNDLE with KEYS
The Trek to Mount Olympus
The Trek to Mount Olympus is a math mini-unit requiring students to plan a trip to Mount Olympus. Students will need to find flights, convert dollars to Euros, calculate the cost of gas, locate various cities in Greece, etc. There are five missions that students will need to complete:
Mission #1 - Background Information
Mission #2 - Travel to Athens
Mission #3 - Fun in Athens
Mission #4 - Trip to Mount Olympus
Mission #5 - Exploring Greece
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5th - 9th
Virtual Road Trip
Great end-of-year research project. Designed for an English III class-but works well for Geography and Applied Math as well as Life Skills and Dollars and Sense. Includes 7 different itineraries, each with its own budget and vehicle. Evaluation Rubric included in the assignment. Student teams complete the requirements and share with the class. Teams can share one computer to complete the assignment as they use critical thinking skills to complete their virtual travels. Students love this a
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7th - 12th
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Similarity + Scale factor Project: Designing public space with Zillow
In this project, students will look at the top 10 "neediest" cities in America. They will use Zillow / Realtor.com to find an empty lot and then design a public space to the city council that will help alleviate one or more social / economic pressures in the community. Students are challenged to think about how spaces and public access to resources can help change a community. Generally, this project takes 1 week to complete.I have done this project a few times, always astounded by students' cre
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8th - 11th
Social Justice in Middle School Math #3
This is the third worksheet of word problems for middle school math that highlight some of the social justice issues that are being addressed around the country. This particular worksheet is predominantly percent and proportion problems. See my two previous worksheets for other math topics. Math teachers should not and cannot stand by and let Social Studies and ELA teachers discuss social justice. Students should hear the facts from all teachers, and be educated so that each student can form his
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Grades:
6th - 10th
Also included in: Social Justice in Math BUNDLE--NEW
FINANCIAL LITERACY FOR STUDENTS CRYPTOGRAM
FINANCIAL LITERACY IS A GROWING TOPIC FOR OUR STUDENTS. THIS IS GOOD FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL ACTIVITY.
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5th - 12th, Staff
Exponential Functions Through Car Depreciation
This is a group/individual activity where students get to see exponential decay in real life, understand why it happens, find growth rates, and practice calculating expected values. By the end of the activity, students will be ready to have a rich conversation about functions theoretically approaching zero. They will then have to rectify that theoretical truth with the reality of car values.
By the end of the project, students will be able to:
Define depreciation and relate multiple real-wor
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8th - 12th
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Exponential Functions Through Car Depreciation (Answers)
This is the answer key to the activity named "Exponential Function - Car depreciation." I highly, highly recommend purchasing this because, not only are the answers including, but 4 additional tips for enriching instruction and incorporating graphs/visual representations.Enjoy!
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8th - 12th
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You're Hired! To change the menú for Spanish speaking customers!
This can be a collaborative or independent handout where students learn about Money Exchange Rates. They will also use prior knowledge to translate the food and drink to Spanish. Some items can be presented later and compared to other student's work. There is freedom to explore any Spanish speaking country. This is also a somewhat real-life translation job possibility for those interested in marketing and website design.
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5th - 12th
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