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Mathematical Practices

Source	Task
Source Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley Subject Mathematics Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	Best Buy Tickets In this task, students must illustrate the best possible choices for printing, in terms of cost efficiency, for ticket printing. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Scoring Rubric 3. Scored Student Work 4. Unscored Student Work
Source PBL University (PBLU) Subject Mathematics Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	Fall of Javert In this task, students must use quadratic functions to determine how high the bridge was that Javert, from Les Miserable, fell from in order for him to be able to sing for the full 8 second interval. Students will then explore this further with two additional project tasks. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Teacher Instructions 3. Student Handouts 4. Sample Approaches and Conclusion
Source Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley Subject Mathematics Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	Printing Tickets In this task, students will use graphs and illustrate the best possible choices for printing, in terms of cost efficiency, for ticket printing. Similar to Best Buy Tickets, but with more guidance. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Scoring Rubric 3. Scored Student Work 4. Unscored Student Work
Source Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley Subject Mathematics Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	Skeleton Tower In this task, students are required to create a formula for discovering how many cubes it takes to build structures of various sizes and shapes. This task includes: 1. Task Description 2. Scoring Rubric 3. Scored Student Work 4. Unscored Student Work
Source ConnectEd Subject English Language Arts, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, Interdisciplinary Grade Level 9, 10, 11, 12	Waiting to Inhale This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons. Unit description from the source: Although smoking is perceived with increasing disfavor in the United States, it is a habit that continues to flourish around the world and is taken up by thousands of young people every day. In this unit, students will explore the past and present influence of tobacco on social, political, and economic life in the United States and around the world and its impact on individual and public health.

Source

Task

Source
Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Best Buy Tickets

In this task, students must illustrate the best possible choices for printing, in terms of cost efficiency, for ticket printing.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric
3. Scored Student Work
4. Unscored Student Work

Source
PBL University (PBLU)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Fall of Javert

In this task, students must use quadratic functions to determine how high the bridge was that Javert, from Les Miserable, fell from in order for him to be able to sing for the full 8 second interval. Students will then explore this further with two additional project tasks.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Teacher Instructions
3. Student Handouts
4. Sample Approaches and Conclusion

Source
Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Printing Tickets

In this task, students will use graphs and illustrate the best possible choices for printing, in terms of cost efficiency, for ticket printing. Similar to Best Buy Tickets, but with more guidance.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric
3. Scored Student Work
4. Unscored Student Work

Source
Mathematics Assessment Project (MAP) by MARS: Shell Center, University of Nottingham & UC Berkeley

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Skeleton Tower

In this task, students are required to create a formula for discovering how many cubes it takes to build structures of various sizes and shapes.

This task includes:
1. Task Description
2. Scoring Rubric
3. Scored Student Work
4. Unscored Student Work

Source
ConnectEd

Subject
English Language Arts, Mathematics, History/Social Studies, Health Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10, 11, 12

Waiting to Inhale

This unit includes an unit overview and 3 subunit overviews with built-in lessons.

Unit description from the source: Although smoking is perceived with increasing disfavor in the United States, it is a habit that continues to flourish around the world and is taken up by thousands of young people every day. In this unit, students will explore the past and present influence of tobacco on social, political, and economic life in the United States and around the world and its impact on individual and public health.

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