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	Barbie Bungee Examining Linear Functions and the Meaning of Slope
	Count on Math Developing Number Sense through Estimation and Data Collection
	Eye to Eye Comparing Data Sets and Formulating Questions
	Sticks and Stones Investigating Probability With a Native American Game
	The Game of SKUNK Practicing Decision-Making to Better Understand Choice Versus Chance
	Whelk-Come to Mathematics Using Rational Functions to Investigate the Behavior of Northwestern Crows

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	A Tale of Two Stories Using The Three Little Pigs and Cinderella to Recognize Similar Characteristics
	Accessing and Investigating Population Data Using Population Pyramids and Creating Graphs of State Population Data
	Adjacent Circles A Lesson in Combinations
	Amazing Attributes Sorting and Organizing Buttons and Using Representations to Display Data
	Amazing Profit Investigating Linear Equations using a Real-World Scenario
	As People Get Older, They Get Taller Comparing Height and Graphing Change Over Time
	Averages and The Phantom Tollbooth Can It Be?
	Baby Weight Doubling and Halving Numbers
	Bar Graph Investigations Using Subtraction to Create and Explore Bar Graphs
	Birthday Paradox Using a Monte Carlo Simulation Performing Graphical Analysis of the Birthday-Problem Function
	Boxing Up Simulating Probability Situations Using Box Models
	Building Height Measuring Tall Objects using Triangles and Discussing Measures of Central Tendency
	Cardiac Output, Rates of Change, and Accumulation Exploring the Measurement of Blood Pumped by the Heart
	Clowning Around Discovering Combinations
	Combinations Counting the Possibilities for Ice Cream Cones and Outfits
	Comparing Columns on a Bar Graph Using a Bar Graph to Subtract
	Create a House Number Creating Three-Digit Number Combinations
	Dealing With Data In the Elementary School Analyzing Data About School Lunches Using the Mean, Mode, and Median
	Determining Functions Using Regression Determining an Appropriate Function to Fit Data
	Do You Hear What I Hear? Exploring the Dynamics of Sound Waves
	Eat Your Veggies Representing Data with Tallies, Pictographs, Bar and Circle Graphs, Line and Box-and-Whisker Plots, and Glyphs
	Explorations with Chance Examining Fair and Unfair Games
	Exploring Linear Data Modeling Data From Car Repair Costs and Sports Contexts
	Fibonacci Nim Using Number Representations to Find the Strategy for Various Nim Games
	Five's a Crowd Using Census Data to Explore Population Density
	Food Court Representing and Describing Survey Data in a Variety of Ways
	Fun with Fractions Developing the Set Model
	Getting into the Electoral College Exploring the Mathematics and Paradoxes of the Election System in the United States
	Graphing Trash Material Investigating Data about Recyclable Materials and Planning to Help the Environment
	Heartifacts Exploring Important Heart Facts
	Heights of Students in Our Class Creating a Box‑and‑Whisker plot Using Height Data
	High Temperature Identifying Number Patterns
	How Big is Your Heart? Connecting Science and Math by Exploring Your Own Heart
	How Do You Organize the Counties in Your State? Ordering, Comparing, and Writing Census Data in Multiple Ways
	How Many Steps? Measuring Distance with Standard and Nonstandard Units
	How Tall? Discovering the Correlation between Body Measurements and Height using Linear Regression
	Impact of a Superstar Using Regression Analysis To Detect Outliers
	Information Represented Graphically Using Graphs to Analyze Information and Make Predictions
	Least Squares Regression Interpreting the Real-Life Meaning of Graphical Representations of Data
	Long Distance Airplanes Increasing the Flight Distances of Paper Airplanes
	Look at Me Collecting Data and Displaying It With Tally Marks, Pictographs, Bar Graphs, and Glyphs
	Math Vocabulary Bingo Emphasizing the Understanding and Application of Mathematical Terminology with an Interactive Teaching Tool
	Mathematics and Environmental Concerns Investigating Data in Connection with Recyclable Materials and Developing Plans to Help the Environment
	Mathematics as Communication Graphing Information Collected Over Time
	Numbers and Me Getting to Know Your Classmates
	Numerical and Categorical Data Collecting, Organizing, and Displaying Data to Answer Questions
	On Fire Using Measurement to Design A Fire-Wise Property
	Paper Pool Analyzing Numeric and Geometric Patterns
	Paying for Your Wheels The Algebra of Gas Consumption
	Picture This Collecting Data About the Number Sentences People Associate with a Picture
	Pitching Cards Measuring Distances
	Pizza, Pizza! Gathering, Representing, and Interpreting Data About Pizza Choices
	Planning a Trip Creating a Travel Plan by Studying Maps, Considering Possible Routes, and Examining Airfares
	Playing Games Developing concepts of Measurement and Statistics
	Probability Explorations Exploring Theoretical and Experimental Probability
	Rates and Taxes Determining the Amount of Tax a Family Will Pay Based on a Certain Income
	Representing Data Creating Graphs and Rules from an Organized Chart
	Rescue Mission Game Using Tally Tables and Bar Graphs to Learn About the Four Forces of Flight
	Road Trip! Investigating the Traveling Salesperson Problem
	Scuba Diving in Belize Exploring Measurement While Researching And Planning A Diving Trip
	Shopping Mall Math Developing Number Sense at a Shopping Mall
	Shrinking Candles, Running Water, Folding Boxes Finding Functions to Describe Real-World Phenomena
	Sorting Polygons Identifying and Classifying Polygons According to Various Attributes
	State Data Using Information about the 50 States as Data
	State Names Investigating Real-World Data
	Stick or Switch? Examining the Famous "Monty Hall Problem"
	Summer Daze A Pie Graph review of Fraction, Decimal, and Percent
	Taking Its Toll Examining the Relationship Between Tolls and Distance
	The Beat of Your Heart Exploring Applications Involving the Heart
	The Next Billion Predicting When the World Population Will Reach 7 Billion
	The Regression Line and Correlation Fitting Lines and Curves to Data
	There is a Difference: Histograms vs. Bar Graphs Using Presidential Data to Compare Histograms and Bar Graphs
	Using NBA Statistics for Box and Whisker Plots Creating and Comparing Box-and-Whisker Plots Using Information from Basketball Statistics
	Water, Water Comparing Water Usage of Students to Astronauts
	Weather Watchers Making a Stem-And-Leaf Plot From Weather Data
	What Is The Best Chip? Conducting a Sales and Marketing Investigation
	What's in a Name? Using the Number of Letters in Student Names to Make Graphs and Glyphs
	Will the Best Candidate Win? Explore the Advantages and Disadvantages of Alternative Voting Methods

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