Grade 6 Performance Tasks: Inequalities

STEM Project: Design a 7-Day Fitness & Wellness Plan

Help students connect real-world health choices with meaningful math application in this engaging Grade 6 Performance Task! In this standards-aligned STEM math project, students use inequalities to design and evaluate a realistic 7-day fitness and wellness plan while applying mathematical reasoning, communication, graphing, and real-life problem solving.

Students research healthy lifestyle recommendations, write and verify inequalities, analyze daily wellness goals, and reflect on how math can help support healthy decisions. This project blends mathematics, health education, and STEM learning into a highly engaging performance-based assessment.

Perfect for:

• Performance Tasks
• STEM Math Projects
• Real-World Math Application
• MYP Math Criterion C & D Practice
• Project-Based Learning (PBL)
• Math Assessment Portfolios
• Sub Plans or Independent Work
• Cross-Curricular Health Connections

What’s Included

✔ Teacher Directions Page
✔ Overview & Mini Research Questions
✔ Online Resources Page
✔ Group Project Overview
✔ Student Planning Page (Color + B/W)
✔ Mathematical Verification & Reflection Page (Color + B/W)
✔ Performance Task Rubric (Color + B/W)
✔ Print-Friendly Black & White Versions

Students Will:

• Research real-world health guidelines
• Write inequalities using variables
• Plan a 7-day wellness schedule
• Verify whether daily values satisfy inequalities
• Graph inequalities on a number line
• Reflect on how math supports healthy choices
• Apply mathematics in a meaningful real-world context

Math Skills Covered

• Writing and interpreting inequalities
• Using variables
• Comparing quantities
• Graphing inequalities
• Mathematical communication
• Real-world problem solving
• Data analysis and reasoning

Materials Needed

• Pencil
• Colored pencils/markers (optional)
• Internet access for research (optional)
• Calculator (optional)

Great For

• Grade 6 Math
• STEM Labs
• Wellness & Health Connections
• IB MYP Math
• Project-Based Learning
• Fast Finishers
• Enrichment
• Collaborative Group Work

IB / MYP Disclaimer

This product is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or approved by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO). References to MYP Criteria are included solely to support teachers using an inquiry- and criteria-based instructional framework.