Citrus Math Lesson

Overview

Economists assemble a wide array of statistical information and analyses of that data about an agriculture industry, citrus. Students will put their math minds to work by solving real-world citrus problems and depicting real-world data.

Objectives

Students will:

1. Solve real-world citrus problems using the appropriate operation.
2. Describe simple concepts of citrus production.
3. Graph real-world data about citrus production, selecting the most appropriate graph to depict the information.

Duration

Activity 1: 25-30 minutes
Activity 2: 25-30 minutes