They then find the perimeter of one square, two squares connected along an edge, three squares connected along their edges, and so forth, as shown below. They make a table of values and use it to determine a function rule which describes the pattern. Students use multilink cubes or base ten blocks to build rectangular solids. They use this information to discover a rule or formula for finding the volume of a rectangular solid. Students find the number of primes between 1 and 100 using a hundreds chart and applying the process of the Sieve of Eratosthenes.
Students play the secret number calculator game.
She then asks her opponent to guess the number. Play continues until 1 is shown on the calculator, so that the opponent has guessed the secret number. They decide which years in the21st century will be the first 5 palindromes. Students determine how much money is earned hourly for a job mowing lawns or babysitting. They find the amount earned for working different numbers of hours.