Fractions and Percentages

Daily Log

Use a spreadsheet to calculate by percent how you spend your time, and to represent it in a pie graph.

• Investigation I: Keep a daily log
• Investigation II: Find percentage of time use
• Investigation III: Making a pie (or circle graph) chart

CMP - Bits and Pieces II

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Investigating Populations

Compare existing populations in different areas of the world and trends in the future world population growth.

• Investigation I: Visualizing world data
• Investigation II: Taking a closer look at world data
• Investigation III: Predicting future world population

Investigations - Name That Portion and Changes Over Time

Everyday Mathematics - Rates

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Visualizing Fractions

Explore visual models of fractional parts of a whole.

• Investigation I: Using computer fraction strips
• Investigation II: Reducing fractions
• Investigation III: Displaying improper fractions and mixed numbers

CMP - Bits and Pieces II

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Interpreting Graphs

Matching Motion

Use a sonar ranger to match a given distance-time graph.

• Investigation I: Messing Around
• Investigation II: Matching constant motion graphs
• Investigation III: Matching changing motion graphs

Investigations - Changes Over Time

Everyday Mathematics - Rates

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Temperature Highs and Lows

Observe a pattern of temperatures in your area over a 24-hour period of time.

Investigation I: Preparation of test site

Investigation II: Logging temperatures Day one

Investigation III: Logging temperatures Day two

Investigations - Changes Over Time

Everyday Mathematics - Rates

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Walking Off Distances

Personally experience change of distance over time with a sonar ranger.

• Investigation I: Messing around
• Investigation II: Predicting
• Investigation III: Testing your predictions

Investigations - Changes Over Time

Everyday Mathematics - Rates

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Displaying Velocity

Personally experience changes of velocity over time with a sonar ranger.

• Investigation I: Moving at the same speed
• Investigation II: Are you coming or going?
• Investigation III: Speeding up!

Investigations - Patterns of Change

Everyday Mathematics - Rates

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Patterns and Shapes

Tiling Shapes

Use a draw program to create tile patterns with different regular polygons.

• Investigation I: Tile parallelograms and hexagons
• Investigation II: Tile squares and triangles
• Investigation III: Tile trapezoids and parallelograms

CMP - Shapes and Designs

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Making Waves

Investigate the motion of different style of waves using a sonar ranger.

• Investigation I: Observing and making curved waves
• Investigation II: Observing and making square waves
• Investigation III: Observing and making triangular waves

Investigations - Measurement Benchmarks

Everyday Mathematics - Coordinates, Area, & Circles

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Probability

Coin Tossing

Calculate the probabilities of a tossed coin using a spreadsheet.

• Investigation I: Collecting experimental data
• Investigation II: Collecting simulated data

Investigations - Between Never and Always

Everyday Mathematics - Fractions & Their Uses; Chances and Probability

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Rolling Cubes

Use a spreadsheet to show the possible distribution for the sums of a roll of numbered cubes.

• Investigation I: Listing the possibilities
• Investigation II: Simulating random rolls
• Investigation III: Creating your own experimental data

CMP - How Likely Is It?; Analyzing Games of Chance

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Surveys and Organizing Data

Class Act Databases

Sort, organize and analyze information about your classmates on a database.

• Investigation I: Planning a survey
• Investigation II: Designing your database
• Investigation III: Collecting data

Investigations - The Shape of Data

Everyday Mathematics - Using Numbers & Organizing Data

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