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Thanks to Mr. Nelan for this gem!!
ARod is sitting on first base after hitting another RBI and he is getting on the nerves of the Jays fans. Lyle Overbay overhears him talking to the base coach about how he’s going to steal 2nd base on the first pitch. Overbay signals to the catcher John Buck that this is going to take place with his cleverly disguised “stealing 2nd” hand motion. John Buck sees the signal and knows he has to throw to Aaron Hill as fast as possible. Now John Buck knows that it is a 90 foot throw to 1st base, but he can’t remember what the distance is to 2nd base. Fortunately, John Buck has his trusty math skills in place, and works out the math on home plate before the next batter comes up to the plate. The batter takes the first pitch, Buck sees ARod run for the bag, and makes the throw. The ball travels over the pitchers mound, over 2nd base, over the home run fence, and into downtown Toronto. ARod makes his way to home plate, looks down at his work, and tells John Buck that he forgot to square root his answer.
 * Minds-On - Pythagorean Theorem **



**Thanks to Steve R. and Samina for this thought problem! **
Suppose you have a donut, and you want to cut it into 8 equal pieces. What is the fewest number of cuts that you can make? If you said 4 cuts, then you're like most people. Now, if you were to think of a bagel instead of a donut, would this help you to realize that the correct answer is 3 cuts?
 * Minds On - Thought Problem **

Remember that problem about the 3L and 5L jug of water from math camp? Here's the clip from the movie on youtube made classroom friendly!
 * Thanks to my relentless search on youtube for this one! **
 * Minds On - Thought Problem **
 * [|Die Hard Clip] **

Think of a movie you like that had at least one good and one bad character. How did you feel when (choose positive or negative) <span style="color: #f5296d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Something good happened to the good character? <span style="color: #f5296d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Something bad happened to the good character? <span style="color: #f5296d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Something good happened to the bad character? <span style="color: #f5296d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Something bad happened to the bad character?
 * <span style="color: #0d00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;">Thanks to Robin for introducing this neat way to introduce multiplying integers! **
 * <span style="color: #0d00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Minds On/Bell Work - Multiplying Integers **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> **<span style="color: #0d00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Minds On/Bell Work - Exponents ** <span style="color: #f5296d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> If you fold a piece of paper 50 times how thick would it be? <span style="color: #f5296d; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Solution] --- WOW!
 * <span style="color: #0d00ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 1.3em; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 5px;"> Thanks to Robin for introducing a more exciting way to discuss the "power" of exponents! **

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