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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Thursday 03/08 Math - Straw & Paperclip Tower Challenge

Purpose: I can use my scientific inquiry and problem solving skills to engineer the tallest tower possible.
  1. Connection: Let's announce the winners and think back to our Bridge Challenge.  Which bridge design(s) supported the most live load? What makes a bridge "strong"?
  2. Application: Straw & Paperclip Tower Engineering Challenge
  3. Data Representation and Interpretation: Answer the following questions
    • Create a line plot to represent the data.
    • Use the data and line plot to find the mode, median, and mean of the tower heights.
  4. Math Journal pages 210 – 211 (IND.)
  5. Math Skills Practice: Free Choice Thursday

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