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This activity challenges students to calculate, given the rate and hours per day in flight, how many days an arctic tern would require to fly the 9,000-mile roundtrip from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica. The activity, part of the Figure This! collection of 80 real world math challenges, explains the importance of calculating distances for railroad companies, trucking firms, and airlines. The Hint suggests that students begin by calculating how many miles the tern flies in one day. Related questions ask students to calculate rates and distances for additional animal migrations. Answers to all questions and additional resource suggestions are provided. Copyright 2005 Eisenhower National Clearinghouse

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Subject keyword(s)	Arithmetic, Length, Mathematics, Measurement, Number and operations, Rate, Ratio and proportion, Real world applications
Grade level	Elementary School, Middle School, Informal Education
Intended audience	Learner
Resource type	Audio/Visual, Instructional Material
Resource format	image, image/gif, text, text/html
Rights	Content copyright 1999-2002 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Copyright 2004 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Title	NSDL Math Common Core
Link	http://nsdl.org/browse/commcore/math/
Description	The NSDL Math Common Core collection provides quick and easy access to high-quality math resources that have been related to one or more standard statements within the Math Common Core. These resources are selected from the larger NSDL collection and other trusted providers, and organized by grade level and domain area.
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Title	Middle School Portal: Math and Science Pathways (MSP2)
Link	http://msteacher2.org/
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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