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NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 12: Use a Given Sequence, Find the Value of a Number
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ORC# 2091
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Resource URL: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls/portal.asp?questionl...
Resource Type: Assessments
Discipline: Mathematics
Grades: Grades 8–12
Professional Commentary: Students must find the fifth term in a recursively defined sequence. They have the option of using a calculator....
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The Devil and Daniel Webster
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ORC# 1116
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Resource URL: http://illuminations.nctm.org/LessonDetail.aspx?ID=L288
Resource Type: Lessons
Discipline: Mathematics
Grades: Grades 9–12
Professional Commentary: Students investigate a salary-minus-commission problem defined recursively that has a surprising solution. This activity is ideally done on a spreadsheet but can also be explored on a calculator or by hand....
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NAEP Assessment Item, Grade 12: Describe Pattern of Squares in 20th Figure
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ORC# 1978
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Resource URL: http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/itmrls/portal.asp?questionl...
Resource Type: Assessments
Discipline: Mathematics
Grades: Grades 6–12
Professional Commentary: Students are asked to describe the 20th term in a sequence of geometric patterns, given the first three terms in the sequence. They must explain their reasoning using drawings, words, and/or numbers....
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