Real-World Math: Food, Finance, and Fun

In this cross-curricular investigation, students will look into an intriguing question: do donuts or salads have more sugar? They’ll grapple with misleading information, bias, and use their math skills to create a visual representation of sugar in popular foods.

Let’s create a parody ad attacking a surprisingly calorie-rich meal.

Is gas actually that expensive? What if we filled a car up with… orange juice?

Let’s buy something expensive with a credit card and then make only the minumum payments!