Math Thematics

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1. Amazing Feats, Facts and Fictions
   • Problem Solving, Using Rates, Stem-and-Leaf Plots, Box Plots, Scatter Plots, Fitting Lines, Finding Circumferences, Finding Volumes, Writing Equations, Solving Equations, Simplifying Expressions, Area, Perimeter
   
   
   
2. At the Mall
   • Proportions, Percent, Samples and Percent, Percent Change, Theoretical Probability, Experimental Probability, Tree Diagrams, Operations with Integers, Working with Negative Fractions, Graphing Inequalities, Box Plots
   
   
   
3. The Mystery of Blacktail Canyon
   • Square Roots, Length, Area, Volume, Order of Operations, Graphing Equations, Slopes, Similar Figures, Bisecting Chords, Scientific Notation, Equations and Decimals, Using Logical Connectives (OR, AND, NOT)
   
   
   
4. Patterns and Discoveries
   • Sequences, Fractals, Constructing Triangles, Sierpinski Triangle, Rotational Symmetry, Rational and Irrational Numbers, Equations with Fractions, Quadrilaterals, Operations with Rational Numbers, Angles in Polygons, Triangle Side Length Relationships, Pythagorean Theorem, Geometric Probability
   
   
   
5. Inventions
   • Surface Area and Volume of Cylinders, Slope, Slope-Intercept Form, Rules of Exponents, Zero and Negative Exponents, Complementary and Supplementary Angles, Tangent Ratio, Counting Principles, Permutations, Combinations, Probability and Counting
   
   
   
6. Architects and Engineers
   • Cubes and Prisms, Angles and Triangles, Surface Area of Prisms and Pyramids, Volumes of Prisms, Pyramids and Cones, Parallel Lines and Transversals, Solving Inequalities, Scale Drawings, Perimeter and Area of Similar Figures
   
   
   
7. Visualizing Change
   • Modeling Change, Functions, Linear Change., Exponential Change, Algorithms and Transformations, Parabolas, Quadratic Equations
   
   
   
8. Making an Impact
   • Collecting Data, Surveys and Sampling, Observations and Experiments, Circle Graphs, Histograms, Misleading Graphs, Rates and Frequency