1. Supersize Me!
How long would it take to burn off the calories from the food on McDonald’s menu? Students can examine McDonald’s (or other fast food restaurant menu health stats) as well as proportional reasoning and unit rates to figure out how long they’d have to exercise to burn off different McDonald’s menu items. This activity can be further broken down by the type of exercise that a student does (ex. How long do I have to run vs. walk vs. bike vs. swim?).
We hope that you’ve found our list of math problem-solving activities for middle school useful!
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