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BizWorld In this task, students must work in groups to create a friendship bracelet business and carry out the entrepreneurial cycle to build capital for their business. This task includes: |
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Domino Effect In this task, students must break down the final pizza price Dominos offers and calculate how much they charge per ingredient using linear equations. This task includes: |
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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: |
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Make A Difference In this task, students must work together to plan a task they can do for the community. Performing this with a partnering organization, students will collect data on the impact of their task and present in a public setting. This task includes: |
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Mazer Tag In this task, students must create a game where the object is to move a lazer through the map and hit each object. They will then play it out, and calculate the positions needed for each object as extra challenges are brought to light. This task includes: |
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New-Tritional Info In this task, students will calculate how much time of exercise it would take to burn off various McDonalds menu items. They will then expand on this topic with two additional project tasks. This task includes: |
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On Your Mark In this task, students must explore if height creates an unfair advantage in Olympic races and determine what would happen if they were organized differently. For example, if races were not one distance for every participant, but if that distance depended on one's height. Students will then explore further through two additional project tasks. This task includes: |
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Three Shots In this task, students will calculate the probabilities of a basketball teams outcomes when fouled at the end-game buzzer and explore further with two additional project tasks. This task includes: |
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What Will They Think? In this task, students will examine a few responses and predict how others will respond when asked about new food products. This task includes: |
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Xbox Xponential In this task, students will write an exponential function based on Moore's Law and a gaming console. They will further develop calculations through two additional project tasks. This task includes: |
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