Looking for an engaging, standards-aligned way to teach students how to apply math and scientific thinking to their everyday lives? The Juice Box Label Lab is a fun, inquiry-based activity that combines real-world nutrition labels with critical thinking, data analysis, and applied math skills. Your students will love exploring the hidden truths behind their favorite juice boxes!

What’s Inside:

· Student-friendly lab worksheet with clear instructions

· Data table to analyze juice volume and percentage of real fruit juice

· Step-by-step calculations to determine actual fruit juice content (in mL)

· Critical thinking and reflection questions

· Creative extension activity: design your own juice label!

· Realistic juice box labels (from Tropicana, Red Dragon Fruit, Langer, and more!)

Key Skills Covered:

· Interpreting and analyzing nutritional labels

· Applying percentages to real-world problems

· Using volume measurements in scientific contexts

· Developing data literacy and consumer awareness

Why Teachers Love It:

· Real-world relevance makes math and science meaningful

· No prep required—just print and go!

· Perfect for STEM stations, enrichment, early finisher work, or sub plans

· Sparks great classroom discussions about health and marketing

Bonus: This activity encourages health-conscious choices and media literacy, as students explore why some juice brands use less real juice and how labeling impacts consumer decisions.

Pair it with: Your nutrition or properties of matter unit, or use it as a cross-curricular science & math investigation!