


LESSON COLLECTION
Explore ready-to-use math lessons and classroom tools that connect mathematical concepts
to real-world issues through data, modeling, and inquiry.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.