- Created by: by Alan Bass and Terrie Teegarden, San Diego Mesa College
- Type of activity: lecture, small group problem solving (paper and pencil)
- Course level: Pre Algebra
- Topic: Decimals
- Materials: None
- Time required: 20-30 minutes
- Description: students read a short application-based passage then answer questions by creating numeric expressions. Using temperature, altitude, and the stock market, students work with integers as they are utilized in everyday life.
- Implementation notes (follow up/discussion questions, pedagogical recommendations, etc.):
