Rob and I are planning material for Algebra I. Chapter Five has graphing. Our plan is to do some M&M Math. (This link has 212 pages of ideas.) We’re going to do the Percent Composition of M&Ms Lab. This is a great lab to introduce graphs, data analysis, and percent error. There is one caveat; the M&M color distribution varies. We’re using plain M&Ms. Here is an article explaining (eventually) that the color distribution has changed and is different depending on the M&M plant. Here is an article with the color distributions for minis, peanut, pretzel, dark, and almond M&Ms. I have no idea if these numbers are up to date.
What are we going to do? We’re going to give kids individual packages and one ounce samples from a big bag to count as homework. The kids will graph on paper and with a spreadsheet. I’ll post more when we get to the class. Candy makes for great labs! Kids get excited and retain more.
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