In this Grade 7 instructional guide, students explore applying the four operations to rational numbers through three tasks connected to everyday consumer and community contexts.

• Practice Task 1 (50 min) — Students design a custom trail mix recipe using required fractional amounts of nuts and dried fruit, then add, subtract, and compare quantities across two batches — one with nuts and one without

• Practice Task 2 (55 min) — Students multiply, divide, and add decimals to compare four cell phone plans and determine the most cost-effective option based on specific usage scenarios, justifying their choice with calculations

• End-of-Unit Performance Task (45–90 min) — Students are given a $5,000 budget to improve a community area of their choice — either a local playground or an environmental park — selecting from a list of equipment and services while applying all four operations to stay as close to the budget as possible without exceeding it

Standards: 7.NS.A.3, K-12.MP.1-8

Curriculum Connections: Illustrative Mathematics, Eureka/Engage NY, Into Math

In this Grade 7 performance assessment, students apply their understanding of algebraic expressions and equations to plan a traditional Hawaiian food farm start-up rooted in Hawaiʻi's food sovereignty movement.

End-of-Unit Performance Task (90 min) — Students are given land to start a farm and must meet a $10,000 annual profit goal while covering $1,200 in operating costs. They select at least three crops from a menu of traditional Hawaiian and non-Hawaiian options, identify known and unknown quantities, write and solve an equation or inequality modeling their crop combination, and explain their solution in writing. A 10% sales incentive applies to traditional Hawaiian food crops (kalo, ʻuala, maiʻa).

Standards: 7.EE.B.3, 7.EE.B.4, 7.EE.B.4.A, 7.EE.B.4.B, MP.1–6

Curriculum Connections: Illustrative Mathematics, EngageNY/Eureka, enVision Mathematics 2021

Note: An instructional guide with practice tasks is coming soon.