Mathalicious: Pair-Alysis

How many different shoes can you design on NIKEiD?

NikeID allows users to customize a pair of shoes before buying them. While some people think technologies like this allow shoppers to find the perfect shoe, others aren’t so sure.

Students use tree diagrams to determine the total number of design combinations that are possible on NikeID and discuss the psychological impact of having billions of options to choose from.

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STEAM Topics Resource Audience Grade Level Tags

Science Topics

Psychology

Math Topics

Number Values & Counting

Middle School

7th Grade

outcomes

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