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Support from the
C. Charles Jackson Foundation
has made this publication possible
and contributed to the projects showcased on these pages.
Considerable appreciation is due to
Dr. Bruce H. Jackson
Executive Director
brucehjackson@ gma il.com
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Projects
Seven math stories were chosen from Math Stories for Problem Solving Success
(Overholt, et.al., 1990) to give the students a choice for their first activity. These stories were
picked from the book after analyzing the survey on...
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Tessa's Grounding
Once upon a time... Tessa, daughter of Batman and Lava
girl, got grounded. Urn. Yes. This is how it happened ...
Maggie, Tessa's best friend, had challenged Lord
Voldemort to a wizard duel at the Westfalls. Tessa knew she
had...
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Appendix E
Collection of Real-life math assignments/activities
Seven stories were chosen for the first activity from Math Stories for Problem Solving
Success (Overholt, et. al., 1990). They were Tessa’s grounding, Jake’s surprise, The Pro...