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Students discover the application of math concepts in the real world.
You Gotta Start Somewhere Eddie finds out how a judge, a dancer, a restaurant owner, a designer, and a TV director use math in their jobs. Invasion of the Polygons Eddie assignment is to find examples of polygons and polyhedra in his environment. He visits with an architect, a designers, and a structural engineer. It Eddie learns about the history of pizza and the connection between pizzas and fractions. He learns how photographers, percussionists, and chefs use fractions in their work.