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For more information, contact the Center's director:

Dr. Jed S. Lyons
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208.

803.777.9552
lyons@sc.edu

Math: Grades 6-8

Basketball Math Students will use real NBA statistics to complete problems involving percents and ratios.
The Border Problem Introduces algebra as an extension of arithmetic and geometry.
Codebreakers! Introduces a basic cipher and applies relevant math concepts to code breaking.
How Big is a Gig? Introduces dimensional analysis as a method of converting units.
	How Big is a Gig: Student Worksheet Student activity that accompanies the above "How Big is a Gig?" lesson plan.
	How Big is a Gig: Answer Sheet Answer key for the student activity "How Big is a Gig?" described above.
Integer Olympics This lesson uses three different approaches to show computations with positive and negative integers.
	Integer Olympics: Student Worksheet Student activity that accompanies the integer lesson above.
	Integer Football Stadium diagram designed for use with the Integer Olympics activity. (pdf only)
Muscle Math Students will gather data, analyze data and graph their trends.
	Muscle Math: Student Worksheet Student activity that accompanies the Muscle Math lesson above.
Inquiry Cubes Familiarizes students with the inquiry approach to science or math by encouraging them to look for patterns and ask questions.
	The Inquiry Cube (names) Cube designed for use with the above Inquiry Cubes lesson plan. (pdf only)
	The Inquiry Cube (blank) Blank cube designed for use with the above Inquiry Cubes lesson. (pdf only)
	The Inquiry Cube (numbered) Numbered cube designed for use with the above Inquiry Cubes lesson. (pdf only)