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. Bridges
Students are given the first three bridge designs and determine the 10th bridge design, noticing patterns and making generalizations. Building Block Dilemma
Given the first three-block towers, students determine the number of blocks needed for any number tower. Candy Dilemma
A box of candies is eaten a fraction at a time. Students determine the number of candies that began in the box. Cavity-Less Caper
Students decide how much money will be spent on dental floss in a lifetime. Charmin® Choices
Students determine which toilet tissue is the better buy. Checkerboard Dilemma
Students determine how many squares are on a checkerboard. 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. Dog Years Dilemma
Students determine the "dog age" of a puppy based on his human age. Double Dilemma
Students determine the probability of using dice to throw doubles 1/3 of the time. Dripping Faucet
Students determine the amount of waste from a dripping faucet. Easter Bunny Fractions
A garden is planted with unusual vegetables in fractional parts. Students determine the missing fractional parts. Euler's Dilemma
Students investigate Euler's rule for classifying figures. Filling Boxes
Students determine how many cubes it would take to fill a box. Frugal Freda's Fruit Foray
Students determine the fraction of edible flesh of Freda's favorite fruits, along with the cost per edible serving. Gears
Given three gears, and a number of teeth in two of the three gears, students determine the number of teeth in the third gear. Greener Grass
Students determine the better buy when re-turfing a football field. LA to NY
Students determine how much their trip from LA to NY will cost. Locker Dilemma
Students determine which lockers will be open, and which closed, after other students have open and closed them. M&M's®
Collect, organize and describe data, draw conclusions, compare theoretical to experimental probability. Meeting Dilemma
Students try to determine when their teachers can find time to meet. Newspaper Advertisements
Students are given guidelines for generating a statistical exploration on a topic of their choice. Nine Fish
Students determine how to put nine fish into two tanks. Olympic Trophy Design
Students design a trophy topped with a scaled figure of the typical middle level student. Planning Ahead
Students investigate the characteristics of past presidents to determine which candidate is more statistically likely to win the upcoming presidential election. Population in 2020
Students estimate the population of the United States in the year 2020. Raisins
Students determine how many raisins are in a box. Runners' Dilemma
Two friends are running at different speeds. Students determine when one will catch up with the other. Sheep Herder's Dilemma
Given a diagram of a sheep corral, students determine how many ewes will end up in each of 4 pens given particular directions. 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. Stained Glass
Students determine the amount of glass and metal needed for a stained glass window. Sums Dilemma
Students determine the most likely sums when dice are tossed. Table Hopping
Students determine the number of tables needed to seat a given number of people. Tangram Fractions
Students find the fractional part of each Tangram piece as it relates to the whole. Telephone Numbers
Students find the number of telephone numbers possible using an area code, exchange and suffix. The Twelve Days of Christmas
Students use the Twelve Days of Christmas song to determine the number of gifts received and to project the number and range of gifts. Tower of Hanoi
Students determine the number of moves it takes to solve a problem using spindles and disks. Turkey Day
Given a turkey and time to cook per pound, students determine the appropriate time to start cooking the turkey given additional parameters. Variable Dilemma
Students solve a series of letter equations by substituting numbers. |
