Look for a Pattern

Frets

Suppose you are building a guitar where the distance from the bridge to the nut is 1000 millimeters. Use what you have discovered about the ratios of the fret positions to determine the locations of each of the first 12 frets.

Get the Activity

Heads or Tails

A probability experiment that demonstrates what it really means to say that a tossed coin will come up heads one-half of the time.

Get the Activity

Microgravity Exercise

Begin by making a hypothesis concerning how a person’s heart rate would change when they begin exercising, while they are exercising over a period of a few minutes, and when they stop exercising.

Get the Activity

Polygon Necklaces

Make necklaces using a pattern of polygons.

Get the Activity

Peas in a Pod

Is there a relationship between the length of a pea pod and the number of peas it contains?

Get the Activity

Weighing the Evidence

How many pennies are in a mystery roll? Finding the answer involves variables.

Get the Activity