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Suspension Bridges

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Curriculum Embedded Task
Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)
Theresa Morris
5
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Mathematics
Algebra 1
Algebra 2
8, 9, 10
Middle (6-8)
High (9-12)

Students will apply knowledge of parabolic curves to a real life situation to recommend the height of a main cable that will reduce the cost to build a suspension bridge.  There are two options.  This can be done as an “on demand” task by using questions 1-6 or can be a more complex task by...

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Virtual Learning Academy Charter School
Theresa Morris
0
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Mathematics
Algebra 1
8
Middle (6-8)

Students will analyze the rising cost of tuition to make a recommendation of which university/college is a better financial decision.

Stand Alone Task
New Hampshire Task Bank, Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)
Randi Margey
Brandon Knox
Annah Kelley
Butch Emerson
Wyman Eckhardt
Carol Marino
Danell Lunz
Theresa Morris
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Mathematics
7
Middle (6-8)

Students will use inequalities and equations to choose the best bus company for a field trip.

Printing Yearbooks

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New Hampshire Task Bank
Deborah Dyer
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Mathematics
8
Middle (6-8)

Students will choose the best option for a yearbook under the given conditions. They will analyze pricing from different yearbook companies and narrow their choices to three. They will create models and use these to solve the task algebraically and graphically. They will create a presentation...