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Crossword Averaging

Select a crossword puzzle from a newspaper. Cut out the puzzle and glue it to the top of a piece of unlined paper. Add the number of letters in each ACROSS answer. Divide your sum by the number of ACROSS answers to get the average number of letters in an ACROSS answer. Compute the average for the DOWN answers.

Subject:

Operations

Grade:

4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th

Skill or Strand:

Averaging

Standard:

Students find the sum of two or more whole numbers; divide by single and two digit whole numbers and determine average.

Life's Price Tag

Look through the classified ads and select a car*** house and one other item you would like to have. Add up the cost. What kind of salary would you need in order to afford your purchases? Find a job that pays that salary. Do you have the skills and training needed for that job?

Subject:

Operations

Grade:

6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Money

Standard:

Students solve problems using money amounts in decimal notation; connect to real-life skills; decide how to set up a problem including approach materials and strategies.

Happy Birthday

Use the newspaper to find birthday presents for each member of your family. Do not spend over $10 for each gift. Scan the newspaper to find gifts that will suit and please each member of your family. Cut the items and prices out. Make a family gift book. Put a name and paste the appropriate gifts on each page. Total the amount of money spent. BONUS: Figure the tax on each gift. The price plus the tax must be less than $10.

Subject:

Problem Solving

Grade:

9th 10th 11th 12th

Skill or Strand:

Budgeting

Standard:

Students multiply by decimals to compute tax on a purchase.

Science Pitch

Find ad for products or services that use science issues as part of the sales pitch. Examples: Water Purification ***Fertilizer***low-fat foods*** energy saver

Subject:

Newspaper

Grade:

6th 7th 8th 9th

Skill or Strand:

Analysis of Text

Standard:

Students note instances of unsupported inferences*** fallacious reasoning*** persuasion and propaganda.

Sets are Everywhere

Everywhere you look in the newspaper there are sets. Cut out all of the items you think should belong in one set (they should have something in common). Paste your items in a line on a piece of paper. Separate each item with a comma. Place brackets { } around the beginning and the end of your set. Give your set to a classmate and see if he/she can correctly identify it.

Subject:

Operations

Grade:

K 1st 2nd 3rd

Skill or Strand:

Classification

Standard:

Students create sets of two or more objects; classify objects by attributes.