Frequently Asked Questions Thousands of web sites for educators and students. Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. Task card series. The TASK CARD series is based on a model that views science as an individualized process of creative inquiry and a traditional body of knowledge.
Students work alone or in cooperative groups to complete activities at their own pace.
Each student is responsible for a brief, individual write up explaining the how and why of the activity. In a sample activity, students turn a cereal box into a penny pinball machine based on Pascal's Triangle and determine the probability of hitting each pin. In further activities, students apply the rules for predicting outcomes using and, or, and not with events using paper clip spinners. A related Web site offers free samples of TOPS lessons. Average angles Part 3.