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Algebra

Equations, linear

(8)Stamps, (30)Smiles, (58)Gone Fishin', (74)The Race

 

Functions, compare & contrast

(7)Double or Not, (50)Animal Ages

 

Graphs of Lines

(8)Stamps, (50)Animal Ages, (65)Tan-Don't Burn

 

Modeling problems

(1)Line Up!, (29)Salaries, (42)Rose Bowl, (44)Table for 19, (77)Movie Money, (80)Gifts Galore

 

Patterns, representing

(6)Which Way?, (8)Stamps, (11)Play Ball!, (41)Radar Bills, (80)Gifts Galore

 

Problem Solving using Symbols

(21)Body Mass, (30)Smiles, (58)Gone Fishin', (60)Number Tricks

 

Rate of Change, constant

(7)Double or Not, (29)Salaries, (33)Access Ramp

 

Representations, comparing

(7)Double or Not, (11)Play Ball!, (21)Body Mass, (29)Salaries, (60)Number Tricks

 

Variable

(21)Body Mass, (60)Number Tricks, (75)Glide Ratio

     

Geometry

 

2-D and 3-D figures, properties

(3)Popcorn, (4)Don't Fall In, (15)Big Trees, (35)Fire Hydrant, (54)Cut the Cake, (55)Decorating Boxes, (76)Visualizing

 

2-D representations of 3-D figures

(9)Mirror Mirror, (40)Putt-Putt, (54)Cut the Cake, (55)Decorating Boxes, (57)Envelopes

 

Connections to other disciplines

(3)Popcorn, (4)Don't Fall In, (5)Upside Down?, (37)Map Colors, (43)Seeing Stars, (51)Bar Codes, (56)Drip Drops, (62)Keeping Cool

 

Coordinate Geometry

(8)Stamps, (79)Morphing

 

Geometric models of algebraic concepts

(45)Three Squares, (46)Time Zones, (54)Cut the Cake

 

Induction and deduction

(4)Don't Fall In, (20)Who Played Whom?, (42)Rose Bowl

 

Networks

(6)Which Way?

 

Scale Drawing

(61)Statue of Liberty
 

Similarity/Congruence

(59)Japanese Floors, (61)Statue of Liberty
 

Transformations

(5)Upside Down?, (9)Mirror Mirror, (40)Putt-Putt, (41)Radar Bills, (49)Angolan Designs, (73)A Shard or Two, (79)Morphing

 

Measurement

 

Angles and Length

(9)Mirror Mirror, (10)What's My Angle, (39)Patios, (40)Putt-Putt, (44)Table for 19, (66)Airport Runways

 

Area and Circumference

(15)Big Trees, (23)Fractals, (32)Windshield Wipers, (39)Patios, (54)Cut the Cake

 

Estimation

(1)Line Up, (2)Beating Heart, (3)Popcorn, (10)What's My Angle, (15)Big Trees, (47)VCR

 

Metric and customary units

(34)Faster, (67)When in Rome

 

Rates and velocity

(1)Line Up, (2)Beating Heart, (16)Beanie Babies, (18)Tern Turn

 

Scale factors

(23)Fractals, (61)Statue of Liberty

 

Surface Area & Volume

(3)Popcorn, (12)Chocolate!, (62)Keeping Cool

 

Units, appropriate

(3)Popcorn, (15)Big Trees, (34)Faster, (74)The Race

 

Units, relationships

(10)What's My Angle, (34)Faster, (67)When in Rome

     

Number

 
 

Compare and order decimals, fractions, percents

(14)Battling Averages, (17)Perplexing Percentages, (25)Grape Juice Jungle, (36)Majority Vote

 

Factors

(22)Combination Locks, (31)Tournaments, (37)Monday's Child

 

Integers

(6)Which Way, (13)Thirteen! Oh No!, (46)Time Zones

 

Large numbers and notation

(2)Beating Heart, (7)Double or Not, (11)Play Ball!, (28)Pigeonholes, (56)Drip Drops

 

Percentages >100 and <1

(17)Perplexing Percentages, (36)Majority Vote

 

Ratio and proportions

(14)Battling Averages, (24)Gasoline Tanks, (25)Grape Juice Jungle, (47)VCR

 

Solve problems with decimals, fractions, percents

(3)Popcorn, (8)Stamps, (14)Battling Averages, (15)Big Trees, (47)VCR, (71)Archeology

     

Statistics & Probability

 
 

Averages, Centers and Spreads

(14)Battling Averages, (36)Majority Vote, (78)Bowl 'em Over

 

Collecting Data

(26)I Win!, (29)Salaries, (64)Wheel of Fortune

 

Complementary and mutually exclusive events

(36)Majority Vote, (63)Matching Birthdays, (68)Bones

 

Formulate Questions

(29)Salaries, (19)Two Points, (36)Majority Vote

 

Graphical represenations of data

(20)Basketball Picks, (48)Working Hours, (53)Census, (64)Wheel of Fortune, (70)Soda

 

Make conjectures about differences

(27)Life Expectancy, (29)Salaries, (71)Archeology, (72)TV Ratings

 

Make conjectures about relationships

(27)Life Expectancy, (29)Salaries, (68)Bones, (72)TV Ratings

 

Probability, Apply

(19)Two Points, (26)I Win!, (52)Capture-Recapture, (63)Matching Birthdays, (69)Misaddressed

 

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