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Analyzing Data with Box Plots, Bubble Graphs, Scatterplots, Histograms, and Stem-and-Leaf Plots
Manipulating Algebra Tiles to Solve Equations, Substitute in Expressions, and Expand and Factor
Analyzing Data with Bar Graphs, Line Graphs, Pie Charts, and Pictographs
Playing a Strategy Game That Requires You to Select Cards with a Specified Sum Before Your Opponent
Creating Customized Activity Sheets for Your Classroom
Dividing Numbers into Two Factors and Building Arrays to Represent Each Factorization
Exploring Iteration and Patterns in Shapes and Numbers with Fractals
Exploring Several Different Representations for Fractions
Manipulating Various Geometric Solids and Investigating Their Properties
Creating and Exploring Vertex-Edge Graphs
Investigating the Concept of Equivalence by "Weighing" Numeric and Algebraic Expressions
Finding Equivalent Numerical Expressions Using a Balance Scale
Exploring Relationships Among the Weights of Various Objects by Placing Them on Either Side of a Balance
Creating Patterns to Cover the Screen Using Regular Polygons
Estimating Length and Angle Measure While Guiding a Turtle to a Pond Using Computer Commands
Adjusting the Magnitude and Direction of a Velocity Vector to "Drive" a Boat


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Creating a Spinner to Examine Experimental and Theoretical Outcomes
Investigating Affine Recurrence Relations of the Form
A(n) = b × A(n – 1) + c,  A(0) = a
Investigating Affine Recurrence Relations with a Pre‑loaded Spreadsheet
Exploring Commutativity and Associativity Within a Geometric Situation
Exploring the Sum of the Interior Angle Measures for Various Polygons
Investigating How the Base and Height of Trapezoids, Parallelograms, and Triangles Affect Area
Creating a Customized Box Plot with Your Own Data, or Display a Box Plot of an Included Set of Data
Using Color-coding to Represent Canadian Province and Territory Information, Such as Population, Area, and Gasoline Usage
Exploring the Number of Chairs Needed when Tables Are Arranged in a Restaurant
Comparing the Circumference and Area of a Circle to Its Radius and Diameter
Exploring Substitution Ciphers by Encoding and Decoding Text Messages
Comparing Two Methods for Computing Pi
Examining Various Two-dimensional Figures to Determine Which Ones Can Be Folded into a Cube
Recognizing Rotation Symmetry in Figures and Examining Various Rotation Symmetries
Recognizing Dihedral Symmetry and Reflections in Figures and Examining Various Symmetries
Investigating the Relationship Between Your Elevation and the Distance You Can See to the Horizon
Exercising Your Factoring Ability Against a Human or the Computer
Simulating the Spread of a Wildfire Using Probability
Exploring Relationships Among Fractions While Playing an Interactive Game
Exploring Fractions Using the Context of a Bicycle and Gear Ratios
Experimenting with Frieze Patterns and the Transformations That Constitute Each of Their Categories
Creating a Customized Histogram with Your Own Data or an Included Set of Data
Investigating and Understanding the Area of the Rectangle, Parallelogram, and Triangle
Creating Dynamic Drawings on an Isometric Dot Grid
Plotting a Set of Data and Determining a Line of Best Fit
Investigating a Regression Line and Determining the Effects of Adding Points to a Scatterplot
Investigating the Mean, Median, and Box-and-whisker Plot for Sets of Data That You Create
Exploring Mixture Problems Using Colored Circles from Two Different Piles
Shooting a Pool Ball to Predict Patterns
Playing a Game with Five Number Cards and Arithmetic Operations to Create a "Target" Number
Exercising Factor and Multiples Skills
Proving the Pythagorean Theorem "Without Words" Using Geometry
Exploring the Relationship Between Theoretical and Experimental Probabilities
Exploring the Relationship Between Two Shapes as the Scale Factor Changes
Drawing, Cutting, Sliding, Turning, and Flipping Shapes
Sorting Shapes According to Their Properties Using Venn Diagrams
Drawing, Coloring, Pasting, Slicing, Rotating, Reflecting, Expanding, and Contracting Various Shapes
Sketching and Quantifying Sound Using Two Different Representations
Using Color-coding to Represent State Information, Such as Population, Area, and Gasoline Usage
Dividing Using the Method of Partial Quotients (aka, "Chunking")
Solving a Puzzle by Moving Disks from One Peg to Another
Adjusting the Magnitude and Direction of Vectors to "Fly" a Plane
Using the Voltage of Batteries to Explore Positive and Negative Numbers

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