Illustrative Mathematics
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that addresses important aspects of the task and its...
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Chocolate Bar Sales
"Overview: In this task students use different representations to analyze the relationship between two quantities and to solve a real world problem. The situation presented provides a good opportunity to make connections...
7.NS, 7.EE Bookstore Account
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
Building a General Quadratic Function
"Overview: This task is for instructional purposes only and builds on ``Building an explicit quadratic function.'' Subject: Mathematics, Algebra, Functions Level: High School Grades: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 1...
Chicken and Steak, Variation 2
"Overview: This task is intended strictly for instructional purposes with the goal of building understandings of linear relationships within a meaningful and, hopefully, somewhat familiar context. Subject: Mathematics,...
Chicken and Steak, Variation 1
"Overview: This task presents a real world situation that can be modeled with a linear function best suited for an instructional context. Subject: Mathematics, Functions Level: Middle School Grades: Grade 8 Material Typ...
A-REI Find A System
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
7.G Wedges of a Circle
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
Chess Club
"Overview: This problem includes a percent increase in one part with a percent decrease in the remaining and asks students to find the overall percent change. The problem may be solved using proportions or by reasoning t...
Breakfast Before School
"Overview: The purpose of this task is to assess a student's ability to explain the meaning of independence in a simple context. Subject: Mathematics Level: High School Grades: Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 Mate...
Checking a Calculation of a Decimal Exponent
"Overview: The purpose of the task is to connect properties of fractional exponents with ordering of real numbers. One can place the numbers on the number line to emphasize this. Subject: Mathematics Level: High School...
A-REI Estimating a Solution via Graphs
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
7.G The Circumference of a Circle and the Area of the Region it Encloses
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
Centerpiece
"Overview: The purpose of this task is to use geometric and algebraic reasoning to model a real-life scenario. In particular, students are in several places (implicitly or explicitly) to reason as to when making approxim...
Cell Phones
"Overview: This simple task assesses whether students can interpret function notation. The four parts of the task provide a logical progression of exercises for advancing understanding of function notation and how to int...
A-REI Collinear points
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
7.G Stained Glass
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
Braking Distance
"Overview: This task provides an exploration of a quadratic equation by descriptive, numerical, graphical, and algebraic techniques. Based on its real-world applicability, teachers could use the task as a way to introduc...
A-REI Canoe Trip
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
7.G Rescaling Washington Park
"Overview: This is a task from the Illustrative Mathematics website that is one part of a complete illustration of the standard to which it is aligned. Each task has at least one solution and some commentary that address...
Cell Phone Plans
"Overview: This task presents a real-world problem requiring the students to write linear equations to model different cell phone plans. Looking at the graphs of the lines in the context of the cell phone plans allows th...