Activity 1: iPod Sales in 2004

This activity contains some word problems with percents.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.N.12, 8.N.4, 7.PS.14, and 7.PS.15.

Activity 2: What’s Happening to the Music Economy?

This activity contains an activity on statistics that requires students to analyze and create line graphs.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.S.6 and 7.S.8 

Activity 3: Intel and More Inside

This activity contains some word problems with percents and number sense and operations.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.N.12, 8.N.4, 7.PS.14, and 7.PS.15.

Activity 4: The iPod Gets Hotter in 2005

This activity contains a word problem for number sense and operations.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.PS.14 and 7.PS.15.

Activity 5: Boom of iPod Add-ons

This activity contains word problems for number sense and operations.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.N.12, 7.PS.14, and 7.PS.15.

Activity 6: iPod Minis

This activity contains word problems on ratio and proportions.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7/8.PS.10, 7.PS.12, 7.N.12, and 7.CM.1.

Activity 7: iPod Sales Statistics

This activity contains statistics activity where students create line graphs.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.PS.6

Activity 8: Apple’s Quarterly Results

In this activity students must analyze statistics from Apple’s financial statements.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.S.6, 7.S.8, and 8.N.4.

Activity 9: iPod, You Pod, We all Pod

This activity contains word problems for number sense and operations.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.N.12, 7.PS.14, PS.15, and 7.PS.16.

Activity 10: Teens and the Media

This activity contains statistics for students to analyze data, make connections, and create graphs.  It is suitable for 7th and 8th grade students. The NYS Standards applicable to this activity are 7.S.6, 7.S.8, and 7.NC.6.click here