Monthly Archives: August 2011

The Wave Data Collection

In this project I have students first guess how many seconds it will take for 31 students to complete one wave.  The only rule I make is that the next person cannot stand up until the person before them sits … Continue reading

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Orienteering Find My Location in Western Nebraska

In this video I traveled out to western Nebraska to loose myself.  Use the sectional map, Geogebra, and a little trigonometry to find my location in the video below.  Click on the map and you can download and print a … Continue reading

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A math problem dealing with center pivots and water usage.

There are some great mathematics problems in agriculture.   I will be constructing problems throughout the year and placing them on this site.  A center pivot is a device used to water crops.  The pivot itself is the radius of … Continue reading

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