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Raising the bar

Algebra Number Sense Math and Science Ratio and Proportion
2023-11-20 09:44:29

Raising the bar


Recovery of the treasure from the 1941 sinking of the S.S. Gairsoppa was recently completed and a huge amount of silver was brought up from the ocean floor.  Let your students get a feel for this adventurous career as they calculate weights, values, and percents recovered from this exciting news story.  Show the video at the bottom for a little background on this story. 



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Data and Probability percents conversion 6.RP.3 7.RP.3 7.EE.4 5.MD.1 6th 7th 5th 4th 4.NBT.4 4.MD.1 silver ingots deep-sea environment treasure 4.OA.3 Unit rate
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