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"Ponzi" Pyramid Schemes This task asks students to examine a pyramid scheme, caluclate the first tier profits, and explain what could go wrong. This task includes: |
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Giantburgers In this task, students will determine if a newspaper headline is true by examining the facts. This task includes: |
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Multiple Solutions In this task, students will examine equations with multiple solutions and determine possible solutions. This task includes: |
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Ostrich Llama Count In Ostrich Llama Count students are given the combined number of heads and legs of ostriches and llamas. Using that information they are asked to explain how Raul and Esteban might have figured out how many ostriches and llamas there were. The key concepts are logical/algebraic reasoning and possibly systems of equations. This task includes:
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