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Bean toss

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Students arrive at a verifiable rule, or set of rules, to handle all addition situations with signed numbers.

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abstract thinking, improving comprehension and retention of material, math
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Grade
8th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
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Simulation

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