Chocolate-raspberry heart-shaped cake – Students build a heart cake and use ratio information to find the quantities of cake and icing resulting from increased dimensions. 7.G.B.4, 7.G.B.6, 7.RP.A, 7.EE.B, 8.G.C.9, HSG.GMD.A.3, HSG.MG.A.1, HSN.Q.A, HSA.CED.A.1
A parametric heart … with love
– Students use unit triangles and manually calculate sine and cosine of π/2, π, 3π/2, and 2π as they try to graph this great-looking, curvy heart using parametric equations. We also have them create it using Excel, on a graphing calculator and with online graphing tools. HSG.SRT, HSF.TF
Which Sweet Heart candies are the best deal? – Students decide which quantity of Sweet Heart candies is the best deal. Ratio tables, unit ratios, devising convincing arguments. 6.RP.2, 6.RP.3, 7.RP.2
Sweetheart Candies – unit rate and ratio activity using those little candy hearts. 6.RP, 7.RP, N-Q
Where have all the flowers … come from?
– Analyze a pictograph to see what can be deduced. Cost of flowers in different countries, source of flowers, how many hours you must work to earn a rose … 4.OA, 4.NF, 5.NF, 6.RP.3, 7.RP
Valentine Cardioid – Four ways to construct cardiodes for Valentine’s Day.
How did I graph this heart? – What equations helped me draw this Valentine’s heart? 8.EE, 8.F, HSA, HSG
Holiday Candy Sales – Translate a pie chart of data to actual dollars spent on Valentine’s Day candy, Halloween, Christmas, Easter, and Hanukah. 6.RP.3 , 7.RP.3 7.EE.3
Chocolates – Students estimate volume of various candies by approximating surface area. 3.MD.5, 3.MD.6, 6.G.1, 7.G.4, 7.G.6
Have a heart – Canstruction – Estimate the quantity of kidney bean cans needed to build this giant heart. Volume, analysis, collaboration, estimation … MP1, MP2, MP3
Year of the Dog – The Lunar New Year celebrations are just beginning again. Let your students appreciate this major event as they look for patterns in the 60 year cycle. 6.NS.4, 7.SP.8, S-CP
from Yummy Math https://www.yummymath.com/2018/valentines-day-and-the-lunar-new-year/
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