Baffling Bacteria
Students determine when bacteria would outweigh them, if it were left to double every 20 minutes. Big Numbers
Students show their significance of $30 billion. Charmin® Choices
Students determine which toilet tissue is the better buy. Choose a Challenger
Students analyze their peers' physical education test scores to determine who would be the best choice to compete in their school-wide Olympic events. Dear Betty
Students compare two fruit snack products. Distribution Dilemma
Students determine the number of movie tickets a seller began with, after giving away different fractional amounts. Division of Labor
Students determine the number of hours two people work. Frugal Freda's Fruit Foray
Students determine the fraction of edible flesh of Freda's favorite fruits, along with the cost per edible serving. Leaves
Students compare the area of two leaves. M&M's®
Collect, organize and describe data, draw conclusions, compare theoretical to experimental probability. Planning Ahead
Students investigate the characteristics of past presidents to determine which candidate is more statistically likely to win the upcoming presidential election. Raisins
Students determine how many raisins are in a box. Shoe Contest
Students estimate how many shoes it would take to fill their classroom with shoes. Sneakers
Given data on recent sneaker sales, students determine an appropriate number to order the following week. Swinging Time
Students conduct an investigation to determine the slowest beat that could be produced by a metronome made with 60 centimeters of string. |
