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| About the Authors | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Alignment to National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards | |
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| How to Use This Resource | |
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| Implementing Projects in the Math Class | |
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| Overview of Projects in the Math Class | |
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| Your Role | |
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| Supporting the Standards of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics | |
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| The Teacher's Role During Math Projects | |
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| Strategies for Problem Solving | |
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| Problem-Solving Strategies | |
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| Helping Students Develop Problem-Solving Skills | |
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| Creating Your Own Projects | |
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| What It Takes to Become a Top Problem Solver | |
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| Sources for Developing Math Projects | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Managing Projects in Your Math Class | |
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| Structuring Your Class | |
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| Creating and Maintaining a Positive Environment | |
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| The Responsibilities of the Math Student | |
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| The Right Environment | |
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| Teaching Suggestions | |
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| Individual and Team Conferences | |
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| The Value of Cooperative Problem Solving | |
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| Organizing Teams | |
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| How to Set up Project Teams | |
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| Rules for Working in Math Teams | |
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| The Importance of Sharing | |
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| Writing in Math Class | |
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| Using Technology with Math Projects | |
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| The Writing Process and Math | |
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| Technology Training | |
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| Math Projects and the Internet | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Assessing Math Projects | |
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| Observation Logs | |
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| Individual Observation Log | |
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| Group Observation Log | |
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| Checklists | |
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| Possible Assessment Questions | |
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| Skills Checklist | |
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| Point Systems for Project Assessment | |
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| Evaluating Writing | |
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| Grading Projects Using a Point System | |
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| Suggestions for Grading Writing in Math Class | |
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| Self-Assessment | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Student Self-Assessment | |
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| Teacher Self-Assessment | |
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| The Projects | |
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| Math and Science | |
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| The Benefits of Recycling | |
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| The Benefits of Recycling | |
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| Some Facts About Recycling | |
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| Endangered Species: Can They Be Saved? | |
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| Endangered Species: Can They Be Saved? | |
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| Examples of Endangered Animals | |
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| Some Facts About Endangered Species | |
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| Charting Your Calories | |
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| Charting Your Calories | |
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| A Daily Calorie Chart | |
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| How Many Calories Do You Burn Each Day? | |
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| How Many Calories Do You Burn Each Day? | |
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| Caloric Expenditure and Physical Activities | |
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| A Daily Activity Chart | |
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| It Is Only Natural | |
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| It Is Only Natural | |
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| Math in Nature | |
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| Designing a Flower Bed | |
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| Designing a Flower Bed | |
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| Facts and Prices of Selected Plants | |
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| Centimeter Grid | |
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| Buying a Class Aquarium | |
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| Buying a Class Aquarium | |
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| Aquariums and Accessories | |
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| The School's New Lunch Program | |
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| The School's New Lunch Program | |
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| School Lunch Program | |
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| A Five-Day Menu | |
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| What Is the Weather? | |
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| What Is the Weather? | |
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| Weather Words | |
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| A Flight to Mars | |
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| A Flight to Mars | |
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| Information About the Red Planet | |
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| Math and Social Studies | |
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| A Great Mathematician | |
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| A Great Mathematician | |
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| Math Greats | |
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| An Election Poll | |
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| An Election Poll | |
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| Poll Points | |
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| Landmarks | |
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| Landmarks | |
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| Steps to Enlarging a Pattern | |
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| Creating a Scale Map | |
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| Creating a Scale Map | |
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| How to Make a Map | |
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| A Game: What Date Is That? | |
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| A Game: What Date Is That? | |
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| Ancient Number Systems | |
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| An Interview to Math's Past | |
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| An Interview to Math's Past | |
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| Tips for Conducting Effective Interviews | |
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| Rating Consumer Products | |
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| Rating Consumer Products | |
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| Tips for Comparing Some Everyday Products | |
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| Lands of Ethnic Origin: A Statistical Potpourri | |
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| Lands of Ethnic Origin: A Statistical Potpourri | |
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| Tips for Creating a Country's Fact Profile Sheet | |
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| A Land of Immigrants | |
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| A Land of Immigrants | |
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| Researching Immigration | |
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| The Games People Play | |
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| The Games People Play | |
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| Games from Around the World | |
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| Back to the Past | |
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| Back to the Past | |
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| An Outline to Organization | |
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| Math and Language | |
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| Becoming the Experts | |
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| Becoming the Experts | |
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| A Student Sample Lesson Plan Guide | |
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| A Sample Lesson Plan | |
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| Great Debates | |
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| Great Debates | |
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| An Informal Debate Structure | |
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| The Mathematics Publishing Company | |
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| The Mathematics Publishing Company | |
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| Possible Ideas for a Math Magazine | |
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| Rating Math Web Sites | |
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| Rating Math Web Sites | |
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| Tips for Rating Math Web Sites | |
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| Fictional Numbers: Writing a Story | |
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| Fictional Numbers: Writing a Story | |
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| A Revision Checklist for Stories | |
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| A Mathematical Autobiography | |
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| A Mathematical Autobiography | |
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| Organizing Your Autobiography | |
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| Puzzling | |
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| Puzzling | |
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| Puzzles, Puzzles, Puzzles | |
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| Lending a Math Hand | |
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| Lending a Math Hand | |
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| Creating a Math Booklet | |
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| Sharing the Math Word | |
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| Sharing the Math Word | |
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| A Sample Query Letter | |
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| Keeping a Math Journal | |
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| Keeping a Math Journal | |
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| Some Ideas for Math Journals | |
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| Math Portfolios | |
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| Math Portfolios | |
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| Portfolio Assessment Criteria | |
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| Math and Art and Music | |
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| Making a Math Poster | |
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| Making a Math Poster | |
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| Pointers About Posters | |
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| Creating a Logo | |
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| Creating a Logo | |
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| Creating an Effective Logo | |
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| I Wanna Be Like Escher | |
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| I Wanna Be Like Escher | |
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| Polygon Patterns | |
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| Steps to Making an Escher-Like Drawing | |
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| Isometric Dot Paper | |
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| The Plus and Minus Comic Strip | |
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| The Plus and Minus Comic Strip | |
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| Comic Tips | |
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| Numbers and Songs | |
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| Numbers and Songs | |
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| Tips for Writing Lyrics and Music | |
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| Music Sheet | |
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| The Math in Music | |
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| The Math in Music | |
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| Tips for Essay Writing | |
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| Making Three-Dimensional Octahedra and Classroom Decorations | |
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| Making Three-Dimensional Octahedra and Classroom Decorations | |
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| Constructing a Three-Dimensional Octahedron | |
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| Creating a Greeting Card for Math Awareness Month | |
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| Creating a Greeting Card for Math Awareness Month | |
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| Tips for Creating Math Greeting Cards | |
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| The Geometry and Art of Architecture | |
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| The Geometry and Art of Architecture | |
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| Famous Architecture Around the World | |
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| Designing a Quilt Pattern | |
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| Designing a Quilt Pattern | |
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| Creating a One-Patch Quilt Design | |
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| Quilt Design | |
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| Math and Sports and Recreation | |
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| Choosing a Membership Plan at a Health Club | |
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| Choosing a Membership Plan at a Health Club | |
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| Power Health Club Membership Plans | |
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| Equipment for the School's Workout Room | |
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| Equipment for the School's Workout Room | |
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| The Cost of Exercising | |
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| Gym Equipment Order Form | |
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| Comparing Sports Superstars | |
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| Comparing Sports Superstars | |
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| Sports Superstars | |
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| Math and the Big Game | |
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| Math and the Big Game | |
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| Tracking the Stats | |
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| Your Unique Exercise Program | |
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| Your Unique Exercise Program | |
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| Your Training Range | |
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| The Big Dance | |
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| The Big Dance | |
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| The Costs of a Big Dance | |
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| The Big Dance Cost/Revenue Tally Sheet | |
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| The Numbers Game | |
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| The Numbers Game | |
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| Number Phrases | |
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| Planning a Sundae Party | |
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| Planning a Sundae Party | |
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| Prices for a Sundae Party | |
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| Tallying the Costs of a Sundae Party | |
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| Going on Vacation | |
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| Going on Vacation | |
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| The Costs of a Great Vacation | |
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| Calculating Vacation Costs | |
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| Math and Life Skills | |
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| Making a Budget | |
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| Making a Budget | |
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| Tips for Making a Budget | |
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| Working on Your Budget | |
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| A Floor Plan of My Room | |
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| A Floor Plan of My Room | |
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| How to Measure a Room | |
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| A Grid for a Floor Plan | |
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| The Costs of Pets | |
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| The Costs of Pets | |
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| Cost Factors to Consider in Choosing a Pet | |
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| Maintaining a Math Class Web Site | |
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| Maintaining a Math Class Web Site | |
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| Tips for Building a Web Site | |
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| Selecting a Sound System Using the Internet | |
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| Selecting a Sound System Using the Internet | |
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| The Best Sound System | |
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| Buying a Car | |
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| Buying a Car | |
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| Car Costs | |
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| A Car Buyer's Cost Sheet | |
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| What Is on the Test? | |
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| What Is on the Test? | |
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| Elements of a Good Math Test | |
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| Checks and Balances | |
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| Checks and Balances | |
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| Keeping a Balanced Checking Account | |
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| Debits, Credits, and ATMs | |
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| Practice Checks | |
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| A Check Register and Deposit Forms | |
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| Math in My Life: An Assessment | |
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| Math in My Life: An Assessment | |