TEACHER NOTES

THIS WEBQUEST WAS DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE OF TEACHING:

CRITAL THINKING

CREATIVE PRODUCTION

CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING

ORGINIZATION

TEAM WORK

SUNSHINE STATE STANDARDS:

Benchmark MA.A.1.3.3: The student understands concrete and symbolic representations of rational numbers in real-world situations.
Benchmark MA.A.3.3.1: The student understands and explains the effects of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on whole numbers and decimals.
Benchmark MA.A.3.3.2: The student selects the appropriate operation to solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of rational numbers
Benchmark MA.A.3.3.3: The student adds, subtracts, multiplies, and divides whole numbers, decimals, and fractions, including mixed numbers, to solve real-world problems, using appropriate methods of computing, such as mental mathematics, paper and pencil, and calculator.
Benchmark MA.A.4.3.1: The student uses estimation strategies to predict results and to check the reasonableness of results.
Benchmark MA.B.2.3.1: The student uses direct (measured) and indirect (not measured) measures to compare a given characteristic in either metric or customary units.
Benchmark MA.B.3.3.1: The student solves real-world and mathematical problems involving estimates of measurements including, time, weight/mass, temperature, money, in customary or metric units.
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Benchmark MA.D.1.3.2: The student creates and interprets tables, graphs, equations, and verbal descriptions to explain cause-and-effect relationships.
Benchmark MA.E.1.3.1: The student collects, organizes, and displays data in a variety of forms, including tables, line graphs, charts, bar graphs, to determine how different ways of presenting data can lead to different interpretations.