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Bunches of Basil - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Determine the maximum number of basil plants I will have after I finish thinning the garden. ... more>>

Cubic Changes - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Determine how the volume and surface area of a cube change when the edge length is changed. ... more>>

Football Fanfare - Suzanne Alejandre and Kristina Lasher
teacher support active Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. The students in the pep club are designing a "card stunt" for the halftime show for the next football game. What are the possible seating arrangements they can use? ... more>>

Frog Farming - Claire Mead
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Farmer Mead build a rectangular pen that holds the greatest number of frogs. ... more>>

Frugal Flooring - Marita Paynter
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Help Graeme determine how many tiles he needs to decorate his new bedroom and whether or not he can afford them. ... more>>

How Does Your Garden Grow? - Team 7 Red Math Students -- Highland Middle School
active problem Elementary, difficulty level 4. Help the HMS students find out how many ways they can arrange their schoolyard garden. ... more>>

Jellybean Rectangles - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Have fun figuring out strategy in the Jellybean Rectangle game. ... more>>

A Larger Garden - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Can you increase the area of a garden but use less fencing to protect it from the deer? ... more>>

Lawn-Mowing Chore - Judy Ann Brown
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Find the area of the yard that Josh, Sam, and Mark must mow. ... more>>

Lost in Space - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Figure out how big an error the engineers made when they mixed up their units. ... more>>

Mini-Mall Measurements - Claire Mead
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Use given measurements of the stores in the mini-mall to find the area and dimensions of other stores. ... more>>

More Mowing Madness - George Miller and Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 4. Where should Matt and Georgette change places to evenly split their "Matt-mowing" work? ... more>>

Nova Scotia Quilt - Claire Mead
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Use the area of a rectangular bed quilt to determine its dimensions. ... more>>

Pig Pens - Claire Mead
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Find the rectangle of least perimeter which encloses 36 sq meters of area. ... more>>

Pushing Pennies - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. Estimate the number of pennies that you can fit on a sheet of paper, then evaluate your estimate. ... more>>

Puzzling Puzzle Pieces - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Explore the ways 108 puzzle pieces can be arranged. ... more>>

Rabbit's Run - Lisa Lavelle
active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 1. Help Regina develop options for building her rabbit's run. ... more>>

Stained Glass Window - Jackson First Year Algebra Class
active problem Elementary, difficulty level 5. Find the size of a stained glass window for my front door. ... more>>

Tangrams - Claire Mead
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 2. Discover some of the relationships among the pieces in a set of Tangrams. ... more>>

Teresa's Tiles - Kristina Lasher
teacher support active problem Math Fundamentals, difficulty level 3. How many square tiles does Teresa need to cover her bathroom floor? ... more>>

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