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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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To Have and to Hold

Is renting a storage unit a good idea?

Grade 7
Equations & Expressions
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Fuel Economy

Are hybrid vehicles worth the extra cost?

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

Weight a Minute (Updated!)

How realistic are extreme weight-loss competitions?

Grade 8
Functions
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

I Remember

How much can you trust your memory?

Algebra 1
Exponential Functions (Beg.)
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Common Cents

Should the United States get rid of the penny?

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

Going Once, Going Twice

What’s the best strategy for winning an auction?

Algebra 2
Polynomial Functions
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Bumpy Flight

Should airlines oversell their flights?

Algebra 2
Probability (Adv.)
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Win At Any Cost

How should professional sports teams spend their money?

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

Opportunities' Costs

Is college a good investment?

Grade 8
Solving Linear Systems
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Second Degree

How dangerous are heat and humidity?

Algebra 2
Polynomial Functions
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Overrated

How much should you trust online ratings?

Grade 6
Data & Distributions
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Licensed to Ill

How should a health insurance market work?

Grade 7
Probability & Statistics
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Wealth of Nations

What does an ideal wealth distribution look like?

Grade 6
Data & Distributions
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Jenius!

How does what we see affect what we feel?

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

Pizza Pi

Which pizza size is the best deal?

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