Carryout the lesson to determine the cost of pizza toppings from a Domino's Pizza® website while creating a linear model. Learners look through real data—and even create their own pizza—to determine the cost of each topping. They explore the difference between sizes and find out if premium toppings cost more. 

Concepts

linear equations, linear modeling, slope, graphing linear equations, linear functions, rate of change, unit rates

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the video link to find interactive online versions of the worksheets
• Additional extension activities are included to provide further learning into the topic

Classroom Considerations

• Pupils should have background knowledge in calculating unit rate
• The links for the attachments expire after one day
• Read through the lesson to make sure it is appropriate for the levels of all class members

Pros

• Takes a favorite food item and creates a linear model to answer a realistic question
• Contains downloadable links to a worksheet, lesson guide, and extension activities

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.EE.B.5 8.F.A.3 8.F.B.4 8.F.B.5 MP2 MP4