MathBusters+Theme+Ideas

How you can help:
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 * 1) ===Look over the unit titles in the table below.===
 * 2) ===Think of examples of real Math myths or problems that fit at least one of the topics.===
 * 3) ===Click the button to the right that says "Edit this page".===
 * 4) ===Type your thoughts into the cell next to the related topic.===
 * 5) ===Click "Save" from the menu above.===

__The details in fine print:__
====e4TN is the state of Tennessee's online learning program. We build high school and middle school courses to support students, schools, and systems within Tennessee. Our courses are used to overcome a variety of challenges, from recovery credits to teacher shortages to test prep and remediation and so on. All of our courses have a theme that wraps around the course content and helps transition between units. If you are not familiar with how that works you are welcome to view the course samples on our web site [|e4TN Demos]. Specifically the French 2 sample shows good use of theme.==== ====The theme for the 8th Grade Math course is Math Busters. There is a cast of 4 middle schoolers and a narrator who are going to explore common math topics/myths and challenge whether or not they can stand up to scrutiny. We hope to have just as many myths proven as dis-proven. The trick is finding something that at least loosely relates to the topic of the unit. I hope you good people can help. If you have any thoughts or suggestions on any of the unit topics listed below, just click the "Edit this page" button above and type into the appropriate cells. If there is already something entered for the unit you are looking at, just type yours in the same box. We can not have too many suggestions. They can be combined if I need to fill some time or space or tweaked and moved to another unit. Don't worry about space. The boxes will expand to hold as much text as you need. You can even add images if that will help get your point across. It would be a great help to me if you would put your name with your idea so I could contact you if I need any follow-up information.====

Thank you in advance for your ideas and your help.

 * ~ Unit ||~ Title ||~ Suggestions ||
 * = A || **Real Numbers** || PEMDAS is used from as early as 3rd grade to teach kids the order of operations. It is very helpful in most cases. However, there are times when it could give the wrong answer if followed strictly. ||
 * = B || **Rates** ||  ||
 * = C || **Scientific Notation** || The Metric System is far superior to the English (Customary) System. ||
 * = D || **Solving Equations and Inequalities** ||  ||
 * = E || **Graphing Functions and Inequalities** ||  ||
 * = F || **Systems** ||  ||
 * = G || **Pythagorean Theorem** ||  ||
 * = H || **Geometric Shapes** ||  ||
 * = I || **Geometric Measurements** || Does it really matter if I write out the units in all these problems? The numbers are the most important part, right? ||
 * = J || **Probability** ||  ||
 * = K || **Data Representation** || We will look at the old axiom that "Figures don't lie, but liars figure" to show how the same data can be used to support both sides of an dispute or question. ||
 * = L || **Final Exam** ||  ||