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In the problem Digging Dinosaurs, students use algebraic thinking to solve problems involving multiple answers, optimum solutions, variables, and functions. Learn more at the link. https://www.insidemathematics.org/inside-problem-solving/digging-dinosaurs

Incorporate teamwork in your classroom to encourage students to deepen their understanding of the connections between different representations of functions—graphs, t-charts, and equations using the lesson at the link.

7th & 8th Grade Math – Graphs, Equations, & Tables | Inside Mathematics This lesson is intended to deepen students' understanding of the connections between different representations of functions—graphs, t-charts, and equations. It requires students to work together, making mathematically valid arguments that tie together these varied forms. Too often, students see th...

Convert repeating decimals to fractions and use algebraic reasoning in the Diminishing Return problem. Students use number operations, organized lists, and probability to solve this problem. More at the link. https://www.insidemathematics.org/inside-problem-solving/diminishing-return

This lesson aims to encourage students to compare different deals using cost analysis. Read below to learn more.

7th & 8th Grade Math - Comparing Linear Functions | Inside Mathematics In fall of 2008, Sally Keyes (math coach), Kamaljit Sangha (7/8 math teacher/department leader) and Cecilio Dimas (7/8 math teacher) developed our first lesson on cost-analysis. By the end of fall 2008, all eleven 7th grade classes, regular and accelerated, had been taught the DVD Plan lesson. The f...

In the problem Friends You Can Count On, students use mathematical concepts of probability and expected value. Here, students must make sense of the problem and persevere in solving it through a variety of different mathematical topics. https://www.insidemathematics.org/inside-problem-solving/friends-you-can-count-on

Watch Becca Sherman's lesson as she introduces the “Singapore Bar Model” to students who have never seen it before to better understand the ways that students are challenged and engaged by interpreting language. More at the link:

4th Grade Math - Number Operations: Multiplication & Division | Inside Mathematics In this lesson, Becca Sherman introduces the “Singapore Bar Model” to students who have never seen it in before. She uses the context of solving division story problems to introduce the model. The number talk connects the basic components of the Bar Model with students’ original thinking, thus...