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A Tribute to Escher
Students use this webquest to discover how regular polygons tessellate.
File name: A Tribute to MRev606.ppt | Size: 71 KB

Are There Really Vampires?
This Halloween math activity will keep you on your toes! Using math calculations you will finally be able to prove or disprove the existence of vampires......Have fun!! File nameEnter file description here (optional)
File name: Are there really Vampires.doc | Size: 32 KB

Basketball Camp
Kristin won a 7-day scholarship worth $1000 to the Pro Shot Basketball Camp, but she will have to make some decisions about how to spend the money. Round trip travel expenses to the camp are $335 by air or $125 by train. At the camp she must choose between a week of individual instruction at $60 per day or a week of group instruction at $40 per day. Kristen’s food and other living expenses are fixed at $45 per day. If she cannot add more money to the scholarship award, what are all the possible choices of travel and instruction plans that Kristen could afford to make? Decide how you would recommend that Kristen spend her award, and write a brief letter to her explaining your thinking. Enter file description here (optional)
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Bridge Designer 6/06
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is the agency that is responsible for all the bridges, tunnels, and the PATH trains in the metropolitan area. They have determined that there is currently too much traffic over the George Washington Bridge. They are planning for the construction of a new bridge over the Hudson River to meet the needs of the expected increase in traffic in the future. As a bridge designer, you have been selected to plan, design, and construct the new bridge connecting New York and New Jersey.
File name: Bridge DesignerRev606.ppt | Size: 142.5 KB

Bull's Eye
The archery target shown below is made of four circles, with radii of 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, and 4 feet, and with points as marked. If you shoot an arrow at random at the target, and it does not miss the target altogether, what is the chance that you will earn a score of 10? What is the chance of earning a 7? a 5? a 3? Write an explanation that a younger student could understand, describing how you arrived at your answers.
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Disney World Is Expanding 6/06
Due to the great success of Disney World the management is interested in expanding and your group has been asked to find a great, new place to build it! That place will be the city you select that has the “Best Weather” since weather has a tremendous impact on attendance at the park. What makes “Best Weather” for a theme park in your opinion? Your group must determine what “Best Weather” means to you and select five cities anywhere in the world to compare for this venture. After researching data from your city choices create and display charts and graphs and present your final decision and be prepared to not only convince your classmates that your choice is “Best” but be prepared to convince the management at Disney World. Good luck and enjoy the ride!
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Fraction Monsters 6/06
Creatures have landed on planet earth and we can’t think of anything to call them except “Fraction Monsters” because all of their body parts are made from fraction pieces and they look very strange to us. We would like to be their friends, so your job is to figure out the name of one of them.Enter file description here (optional)
File name: FRACTION MONSTERSRev6.06.doc | Size: 30 KB

Holiday Shopping Spree 1/07
The entire student body of the MacKinnon Middle School will be shopping this holiday season! It doesn’t matter what your background is or in what you believe. It is always a great feeling to give back to your favorite people. Click on your grade level to find the process you will be following.
File name: Holiday Shopping Spree 606.ppt | Size: 515 KB

P.E.M.D.A.S.
Some fifth graders are having trouble using the “order of operations”. It seems that when their teachers placed a problem on the board many students got different answers and many of them argued that they were correct. We have been asked to simplify this problem. Please, write a letter to a student in fifth grade explaining the “order of operations” and include examples and a “hook” to help them understand and remember.
File name: PEMDAS[2][1]Ap23.07.doc | Size: 34 KB

Park Project 6/06
Congratulations, you have been put in charge of designing a park for your town. Your job is to create a project to illustrate what your park will look like so that your ideas can be reviewed by the members of a committee to make the final decision.
File name: Park ProjectRev6.06.doc | Size: 40.5 KB

Who's the Best Baseball Player?
We all have a favorite team and player. But what makes your favorite player better than mine? You must determine what makes one athlete better than the rest. Select six major league baseball players from any team. After researching data from your players create and display charts and graphs and present your final decision. Be prepared to convince your classmates that your baseball player is “best”.
File name: MLB.ppt | Size: 121.5 KB