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| Math Investigation | Description | Grade Level | Type | ce_grade_level_hfilter | math_investigation_type_hfilter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Area is a Square Deal | If we measure the area of rectangles by dividing them into squares, then what shape should we use to measure area for triangles? | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Shape & Space | primary-school middle-school high | shape-space |
 | Bean Pi | This investigation is best for Grades 5 and up. | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Shape & Space | primary-school middle-school high | shape-space |
 | Connect the Dots | A unicursal curve in the plane is a curve that you get when you put down your pencil, and draw until you get back to the starting point. | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Shape & Space | primary-school middle-school high | shape-space |
 | Drilling for Oil | With this investigation you will entering the area of statistics. | Primary School | Statistics & Probability | primary-school | statistics-probability |
 | Geometric Models Investigation | In the following investigation you will discover the rules that describe geometric situations. | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Shape & Space | primary-school middle-school high | shape-space |
 | Just Zeros and Ones | This investigation can be entered into by children as young as 6 (particularly as it is structured in the game situation) and is entertaining for people who like to think about different number bases and find mathematical patterns. | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Numbers | primary-school middle-school high | numbers |
 | Markov Process | This investigation can be entered into by children as young as 6 and is engaging for people who like to think about mathematical probability and dynamical systems. | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Statistics & Probability | primary-school middle-school high | statistics-probability |
 | Provincial Showdown | Your team is charged with creating a presentation to persuade potential investors that a favourable business environment exists. What area of Canada would you represent? | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Statistics & Probability | primary-school middle-school high | statistics-probability |
 | The Vitruvian Man | Students created their own version of the Vitruvian Man and related Vitruvius’ theories of proportions to their model. | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Numbers | primary-school middle-school high | numbers |
 | Tiling | Determining what shapes tile a plane is not a simple matter. There are some polygons that will tile a plane and other polygons that will not tile a plane. | Primary School, Middle School, High School | Shape & Space | primary-school middle-school high | shape-space |