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Each Citizen Math lesson is designed to be taught over two days and fits seamlessly into your core curriculum

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H2GO (Updated and New Name!)

What’s the best size for a disposable water bottle?

Grade 8
Cones, Cylinders, Spheres
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Axle Roads (Updated!)

How do vehicles turn so smoothly?

Grade 7
Measuring Circles
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

1600 Pennsylvania (Updated!)

How big is the White House?

Grade 6
Area/SA/Volume
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

About Time (Updated!)

How has the pace of innovation changed over human history?

Grade 7
Rational Numbers
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Ad Vantage (Updated!)

How much of what we see is advertising?

Grade 6
Area/SA/Volume
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Billions & Billions (Updated!)

What are the consequences of human population growth?

Algebra 1
Exponential Functions (Beg.)
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

Big Foot Conspiracy (Updated!)

Should people with small feet pay less for shoes?

Grade 7
Ratios & Proportions
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

Wage War (Updated!)

What are the pros and cons of increasing the minimum wage?

Algebra 1
Solving Linear Systems
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

Downside Up (Updated!)

Is there an upside to having a bad day?

Grade 6
Positive & Negative Integers
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

Text Me Later (Updated!)

How dangerous is distracted driving?

Grade 7
Ratios & Proportions
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Seeking Shelter (Updated!)

What factors affect homelessness in a city?

Grade 8
Writing Linear Equations
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Happy Meal (Updated!)

How much does it cost to collect all the Happy Meal toys?

Algebra 1
Probability (Beg.)
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Tip Jar

What’s the fairest way to tip at a restaurant?

Grade 6
Percents
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

Pic Me (Updated!)

What’s the best way to be successful on Instagram?

Algebra 2
Bivariate Statistics
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Timber (Updated!)

What size tree should we use for lumber?

Grade 8
Cones, Cylinders, Spheres
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.