Science
Periodic Trends: Reading Ionization Energy Data
Students analyze first ionization energy data for periods 2 and 3 and group 1, describe the trends, spot the exceptions and make predictions.
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Technology & computer science
Pictures Made of Numbers: Pixels, Run-Length Codes and RGB Colors
Students turn binary rows into a pixel picture, shorten rows with run-length codes, read red-green-blue color values and calculate how much storage a small image needs.
Social studies
Population Density: Calculating and Comparing Six Countries
Students calculate population density for six made-up countries, rank them, and explain how land and cities affect density.
Science
Potato Cores and Salt Water: Analyzing Osmosis Data
Students analyze made-up class data from potato cores soaked in salt solutions, calculate percent change in mass and write a data-based conclusion about osmosis.
Business & personal finance
Read the Numbers: Build an Income Statement for Maple Lane Bakery
Students use one month of fictional bakery records to calculate revenue, gross profit and net income, then analyze a second month and spot a common mistake.
Science
Reading Motion Data: Velocity-Time and Position-Time Tables
Students read two data tables for a moving object, find acceleration from slopes, find distance from areas, and sketch the graph.
Health & physical ed.
Reading Nutrition Labels: Compare Three Snacks
Students compare three provided nutrition labels, calculate whole-container totals and percent Daily Values, and choose a snack using evidence.
Science
Reading Weather Data: Pressure, Fronts and Forecasts
Students read about air pressure and fronts, then interpret sample weather station reports and an hourly record to identify a cold front passing a town.
Science
Renewable or Nonrenewable? Energy Sources and Your Power Bill
Students classify eight energy sources as renewable or nonrenewable, then calculate sample electricity bills and the savings from a more efficient light bulb.
Social studies
Research Methods: Correlation, Experiments and Ethics
Students interpret a small data table, separate correlation from causation, design a simple experiment on paper and match ethics principles to examples.
Science
Runoff, Algae and Fish: Reading a Lake Data Set
Students analyze a made-up five-year lake data set to link nutrient runoff to algae growth, low oxygen and fewer fish, then propose a follow-up investigation and a solution.
Technology & computer science
Secret Numbers Behind Text: Reading and Writing ASCII Codes
Students use a provided ASCII table to turn words into numbers, decode secret messages, and connect letter codes to binary.