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Name:
Some More Beans, Please
  Math principles:
Using two different types of beans, write two equations and solve for the number of each type.
 
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Name:
The Blacksmith and the Broken Wheel
  Math principles:
Geometry theorems, perpendicular bisector, chord, radius, center.
 
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Name:
An unusual Approach to Probability
  Math principles:
Sum of all probabilities, experimental & theoretical probabilities, solving a linear equation.
 
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Name:
Slinky Secrets Revealed
  Math principles:
Direct variation, scatter-plot, slope, measuring with a ruler, linear regression.
 
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A Cup or a Cone?
  Math principles:
Find height of a cone, ratios, similar triangles, solving linear equation.
 
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My Cup Runneth Over
  Math principles:
Find volume of party cup, volume of cone, subtracting volumes, frustum
 
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Name:
How Big is Texas?
  Math principles:
Find area of an irregular shape, area of rectangle, ratios, solve linear equation.
 
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Name:
All the Way Across Texas
  Math principles:
Map scale factor, ratios, solving a linear equation, converting fractions.
 
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Name:
The Celsius-Fahrenheit Mystery

  Math principles:
Derive C = (5/9)(F-32), use
two points to determine equation of a line, evaluate linear function.
 
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Name:
Definitely Not the Straight and Narrow
  Math principles:
Scatter plot, best fit, nonlinear function, exponential function, asymptote.
 
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Name:
Weird Shapes
  Math principles:
Displacement volume, volume subtraction, error reduction, "per".
 
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Name:
A Pound of Feathers or a Pound of Lead
  Math principles:
Mass per unit volume, handling multiple dimensions, "per".
 
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Name:
Some More Beans, Please
  Math principles:
Using two different types of beans, write two equations and solve for the number of each type.
 
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Name:
The Sand Pile
  Math principles:
Estimation techniques, scientific notation, volume, ratio, proportion, unit conversion
 
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Name:
How Big is 49?
  Math principles:
Scientific notation, unit conversion, rectangular volume, addition of exponents, unit conversion.
 
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Name:
With Each Swing of the Pendulum
  Math principles:
Averaging, time, time measurement, linear measurement, error reduction..
 
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Name:
What? A Grandfather Clock?
  Math principles:
Square root, solving an equation, family of curves, unit conversion, time and linear measurement..
 
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Name:
Does a Pendulum Cast a Shadow?
  Math principles:
Function of time, projection, cosine.
 
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Video #4 (3:41)
   
Name:
Falling out of a Roller Coaster
  Math principles:
Square root, speed, radius, conversion from ft/sec to mi/hr.
 
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Name:
The "Unabridged" Truth About Parabolas
  Math principles:
Equation of a parabola, solving a linear equation, catenary.
 
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Name:
Is it Really a Parabola?
  Math principles:
Equation of a parabola, quadratic regression, coordinates, best fit.
 
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Name:
The Blacksmith and the Broken Wheel
  Math principles:
Geometry theorems, perpendicular bisector, chord, radius, center.
 
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Name:
The Focus on Alternative Energy
  Math principles:
Equation of a parabola, circular approximation, reflection across a line, geometrical construction techniques..
 
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Name:
Abstract Art and the Parabola
  Math principles:
Parabola, focus, directrix, equal distances.
 
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Name:
An unusual Approach to Probability
  Math principles:
Sum of all probabilities, experimental & theoretical probabilities, solving a linear equation.
 
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Name:
Wheel of Fortune
  Math principles:
Theoretical & experimental probability, percentage, area.
 
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Name:
Slinky Secrets Revealed
  Math principles:
Direct variation, scatter-plot, slope, measuring with a ruler, linear regression.
 
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Name:
Timing a slinky Cycle
  Math principles:
Quadratic function evaluation, timing with a stopwatch.
 
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Name:
Good "Times" with a Slinky
  Math principles:
Quadratic equation, scatter-plot, quadratic fit, extrapolating a graph, reading a stopwatch..
 
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Name:
What? Linear Interpolation with a Slinky?
  Math principles:
Linear interpolation, similar triangles, reading a stopwatch..
 
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Name:
A Carpenters Trick. Replacing a Moldy Molding
  Math principles:
Translating a function, a geometric technique.
 
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Name:
The Monte Carlo Technique
  Math principles:
Experimentally determine Pi using random numbers. Area, ratio, proportion.
 
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Name:
Hiding a Telephone Pole
  Math principles:
Pythagorean theorem, diagonals, rectangular solid, 3-D.
 
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An Elevator That Moves Sideways
  Math principles:
Pythagorean theorem
, perpendicular bisector
 
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