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Each Citizen Math lesson is designed to be taught over two days and fits seamlessly into your core curriculum

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Pic Me

What’s the best way to be successful on Instagram?

Algebra 2
Bivariate Statistics
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Timber

What size tree should we use for lumber?

Grade 8
Cones, Cylinders, Spheres
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

House of Pain

Why are opiates so dangerous?

Algebra 2
Rational Functions
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

You're So Fined

How do municipal fines affect people with different incomes?

Grade 8
Solving Linear Systems
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

False Flags

How accurate should government surveillance be?

Algebra 2
Probability (Adv.)
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Pair-Alysis

How many options are too many options?

Grade 7
Probability & Statistics
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Safely Rest

What should Arlington National Cemetery do about space?

Grade 8
Solving Linear Equations
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Connected

Do social networks leave us more connected?

Algebra 1
Quadratics & Solving
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Hereby Sentence

Is there evidence of racial bias in capital punishment?

Algebra 1
One-Variable Statistics
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.

Out of Left Field

Which MLB stadium is the hardest for home runs?

Algebra 1
Quadratics & Solving
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Mercury Rising

How have global temperatures changed over time?

Algebra 2
Trig. Functions
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Good Cop, Bad Cop

How should police departments address excessive use of force?

Algebra 1
One-Variable Statistics
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

Sweet Tooth

How much Halloween candy should you eat?

Grade 8
Functions
Great anytime, including at the beginning of a unit before students have any formal introduction to the topic.

Rise and Shine

What time should school start in the morning?

Algebra 2
Trig. Functions
This complex task is best as a culminating unit activity after students have developed formal knowledge and conceptual understanding.

Pandemic (Updated!)

How long does it take for a virus to spread through a population?

Algebra 2
Exponential Functions (Adv.)
Appropriate most times as students are developing conceptual understanding.