Does temperature affect the air pressure of a football? Young mathematicians look at the readings from a pressure gauge and determine if the balls are within regulation or are under inflated.

Concepts

the super bowl, air pressure, football

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Encourage groups to work together to solve the problem

Classroom Considerations

• Ensure individuals have calculators and understand the regulation pressure reading of a football for the NFL
• Best used in a middle or high school algebra classroom on the day after the Super Bowl

Pros

• Reinforces math skills in a fun way
• Prompts learners to look at and plot the the data on a number line

Cons

• Does not provide an answer key

Common Core

6.NS.C.5 6.NS.C.7.a 6.EE.B.5 7.NS.A.1.a HSA-CED.A.1 HSA-CED.A.3