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STARTING A BUSINESS focuses on quadratic patterns as they represent real world situations about how to choose a price for a lawn mowing business. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcades at the mall... This

LONG TERM SAVINGS focuses on exponential patterns as they represent real world situations about passive investment in an index fund as a vehicle for long term savings. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcade

PURCHASE DECISIONS focuses on linear systems as they represent real world situations about choosing a temporary phone plan after college. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcades at the mall... This problem

WANING VACCINE EFFECTIVENESS focuses on exponential patterns as they represent real world situations about the COVID-19 vaccines and boosters (includes links to the the studies I used for quantitative data about vaccine effectiveness). This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so

OUTBREAK POTENTIAL focuses on exponential patterns as they represent real world situations about a hypothetical COVID-19 outbreak in March of 2020. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcades at the mall... Thi

PANDEMIC DOUBLING TIME focuses on exponential patterns as they represent real world situations about the transmission of COVID-19 in March 2020. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcades at the mall... This p

RAISING AWARENESS focuses on quadratic patterns as they represent real world situations about raising awareness for the global tragedy and crime of human trafficking. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcades

FINDING PROFIT focuses on linear patterns as they represent real world situations about income, costs and profit from publishing a book. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcades at the mall... This problem i

Driving Trends focuses on linear patterns as they represent real world situations about data trends in teenage driving. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arcades at the mall... This problem is an editable Goo

Writing Rules focuses on linear patterns as they represent real world situations about a few different contexts focusing on writing algebraic rules given information in the form of tables, graphs or descriptions of real world information. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class wer

ONLINE SHOPPING focuses on linear patterns as they represent real world situations about being a social media influencer and "pay later" options found in online stores. This is an extended problem solving activity for use in Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 or Algebra 2. I use this with students in small groups working collaboratively through the activity. I wrote problems like this because some of the things we were using in class were so dated, talking about keeping a paper checkbook or video game arca