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Seeing Structure in Expressions In this task, students must answer five short questions. This task includes: |
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Sidewalk Patterns In this task, students will create an equation to determine the amount of each colored brick needed to create a specific sidewalk pattern. Similar to Sidewalk Stones, but with more guidance. This task includes: |
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Sidewalk Stones In this task, students will create an equation to determine the amount of each colored brick needed to create a specific sidewalk pattern. This task includes: |
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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: |
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Slippery Slope In Slippery Slope students graph the linear equation that passes through given points. They will then respond to questions about the graph. This task includes: |
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Snell's Law This task (in PALM and in PALS) focuses on the Transfer of Energy. Students must carry out an experiment to help them determine if Corn Syrup refraction meets Federal standards by using the Snell's Law equation. This task includes: |
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Sorting Functions In this task, students are asked to match corresponding graphs, equations, tables, and rules. This task includes: |
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Square In this task, students must prove that points on a graph are the corners of a square. This task includes: |
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Squares Inside Squares In Squares Inside Squares students will find the perimeter of three squares using their understanding of special triangles. This task includes: |
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Sugar Prices In this task, students must examine a graph depicting the weight and price of sugar bags and determine which is the most cost efficient one. This task includes: |
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