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  1. All About Cod For Grade 2

    03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kelly Sturner1, Suzanne Lenhart2, Virginia Parkman1

    1. National Institute for Mathematical & Biological Synthesis 2. University of Tennessee

    This activity uses data from The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky to engage students in summarizing data in a table and bar graph.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2292/?v=1

  2. All About Cod For Grades 3-5

    03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kelly Sturner1, Suzanne Lenhart2, Virginia Parkman3

    1. National Institute for Mathematical & Biological Synthesis 2. University of Tennessee 3. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis

    This activity uses background from The Cod's Tale by Mark Kurlansky and then uses a simple story to engage students in solving problems using several operations and algebraic thinking math standards.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2290/?v=1

  3. Fungus Among Us!

    03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Kelly Sturner1, Suzanne Lenhart2, Courtney Patterson3

    1. National Institute for Mathematical & Biological Synthesis 2. University of Tennessee 3. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

    This game introduces the idea of how fungi and plants can work together in a symbiotic relationship.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2255/?v=1

  4. Modeling an Ironman Race

    03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Cameron Cook1, Greg Wiggins2, Suzanne Lenhart3

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3. University of Tennessee

    In this activity students create a model that represents an Ironman race.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2293/?v=1

  5. Regression: Tree Rings and Measuring Things

    03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Greg Wiggins1, Suzanne Lenhart2

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2. University of Tennessee

    Students develop scatter plots of growth rings by tree diameters and determine the equation of their best fit line.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2266/?v=1

  6. Running the Same Pace During a Marathon

    03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Cameron Cook1, Greg Wiggins2, Suzanne Lenhart3

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3. University of Tennessee

    This activity uses Algebra concepts for simple models using long distance running as an example.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2294/?v=1

  7. “Leveling Up” In Your Favorite Video Game Math Modeling Activity

    03 Apr 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

    By Virginia Parkman1, Cameron Cook2, Greg Wiggins3, Suzanne Lenhart4

    1. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis 2. National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 3. Department of Mathematics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 4. University of Tennessee

    Students write linear equations that represent their model for solving a problem about playing video games.

    https://qubeshub.org/publications/2267/?v=1