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This activity uses the history of the Rose Bowl football tournament to examine numerical combinations. It asks the student how many different ways a football team can end a game with 11 points, something that has never happened in Rose Bowl history. The activity, part of the Figure This! collection of 80 math challenges emphasizing math in the real world, also considers possible numerical combinations for playing darts and introduces the concept of a perfect number. It suggests that students make tables to organize information as they examine possibilities. The usefulness of making a table in problem solving and prioritizing is noted. The page features links to a solution hint, the solution, related math questions, and resources for researching other questions related to football. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse
Summary
| Subject keyword(s) | Education, Number and operations, Patterns and sequences, Problem solving, Process skills, Reasoning |
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| Grade level | Middle School, Informal Education |
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| Intended audience | Learner |
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| Resource type | Audio/Visual, Instructional Material |
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| Resource format | image, image/gif, text, text/html |
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| Rights | Content copyright 1999-2002 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. |
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| Title | Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) |
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| Link | http://msteacher2.org/ |
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| Description | The Middle School Portal 2: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2) supports middle grades educators with high-quality, standards-based resources and promotes collaboration and knowledge-sharing among its users. Educators use MSP2 to increase content knowledge in science, mathematics, and appropriate pedagogy for youth ages 10 to 15. MSP2 employs social networking and digital tools to foster dynamic experiences that promote creation, modification, and sharing of resources, facilitate professional development, and support the integration of technology into practice. MSP2 is a project of the Ohio State University College of Education and Human Ecology, National Middle School Association, and Education Development Center, Inc., and is funded by the National Science Foundation. The partners integrate resources, tools, and services across projects, and support multiple methods of resource discovery to meet the needs of this audience. |
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Home � Getting Started � Answer � TryThese � ThinkAbout This � Did You Know? � Resources Try Another Challenge � Challenge Index � Math Index · Printing the Challenges � En Español Family Corner � Teacher Corner � About Figure This! · Purchase the CD ©2004 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Web site and CD-ROM design/production © 1999-2004 KnowNetConstruction, Inc.
