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Explore ready-to-use math lessons and classroom tools that connect mathematical concepts

to real-world issues through data, modeling, and inquiry.

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Why Education Quality Matters

     Math Topic     

Ratios and proportions, data interpretation, modeling real-world systems

         Grade        

9

  Global Context   

Education quality, skilled professions, and global inequalities

         SDGs         

4 – Quality Education, 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth

 Short Description 

Students analyze real data on education access and quality to understand how shortages in teachers, doctors, and nurses affect societies.
Using ratios and proportions, they explore why education quality is essential for skilled professions and sustainable development.

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Chocolate: Sweet or Bitter?

     Math Topic     

Ratios and percentages, proportional relationships, modeling real-world systems

         Grade        

9

  Global Context   

Chocolate production, land use, global trade, and environmental and social impacts

         SDGs         

12 - Responsible Consumption and Production, 15 – Life on Land

 Short Description 

Students analyze real data on cocoa production and yields to calculate land use over time. Using ratios and percentages, they estimate export levels, explore how chocolate demand impacts forests and farmers, and propose sustainable solutions and responsible consumer choices.

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Population and Food Production

     Math Topic     

Exponential and linear functions, parameter estimation, inequalities

         Grade        

11

  Global Context   

Responsible Consumption and Production

         SDGs         

2 - Zero Hunger, 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

 Short Description 

Students explore how exponential and linear models can describe population and food production trends using FAO–World Bank data. They compare growth rates and discuss whether global food supply can sustainably meet population needs.

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Water Footprint of Food

     Math Topic     

Operations with natural numbers
Comparing quantities and interpreting data tables

         Grade        

9

  Global Context   

Water use, consumption choices, and global water scarcity

         SDGs         

6 - Clean Water and Sanitation, 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

 Short Description 

Learners compute and compare water footprints per serving using real data.
They rank food options under a daily water-use constraint and justify trade-offs between nutrition, sustainability, environmental impact, and long-term resource management.

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Phone-Life Balance

     Math Topic     

Linear functions, systems of equations, data interpretation

         Grade        

10

  Global Context   

Health and Well-being in a digital world

         SDGs         

3 – Good Health and Well-being

 Short Description 

Students explore how phone notifications impact attention and sleep. 

Using real data, they build a linear model to estimate time lost during study, compare habits across students, and discuss how healthy digital choices support learning and well-being.

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Overfishing at the Edge

     Math Topic     

Logistic models; equilibrium & limits; interpreting parameters from real data

         Grade        

12

  Global Context   

Ocean resources, biodiversity, sustainable fisheries

         SDGs         

14 - Life Below Water

 Short Description 

Students use real fishery data to estimate parameters for a logistic model, identify equilibrium and collapse thresholds, and explore how mathematics can support sustainable fishing policies.

An educational initiative that connects mathematics with real-world data, global challenges, and meaningful learning experiences.
Created by Elena Martelli, mathematics educator and curriculum designer.

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© 2025 All lesson designs, texts, and educational materials on this site are original works by Elena Martelli and may not be reproduced or distributed without permission.

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