Pupils work with a pizza shop's menu to determine the total number of pizzas possible from their ingredient list, how much the pizzas would cost, and how long it would take to eat all of them. The assessment concludes by having scholars graph the temperature of a pizza slice through its lifetime.

Concepts

combinations, estimation, cost, graphing, graphing functions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Provide the class with a small number of toppings to help them get started
• Split the assessment into two parts, the combinations portion and the estimation portion

Classroom Considerations

• Though not necessary, a knowledge of combinatorics is beneficial

Pros

• Rubric provides a breakdown of what is expected for full and partial credit
• Answer key provides an explanation of each of the calculations

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSN-Q.A.1 HSN-Q.A.2 HSS-CP.B.9 MP4 MP5 MP8