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Students learn about equivalent fractions by sharing their favorite cookies.
Students discover the ratio between their heights and the lengths of their intestines. This activity is a good introduction to using lists to find the mean and performing operations on lists. Students then describe and generalize these patterns verbally, symbolically, and graphically. Students learn about patterning and writing simple rules as they explore a hypothetical situation about Martians. Students use ordered pairs to reproduce a picture of a dolphin on the TI-73 screen, and then set up an appropriate viewing window.