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Getting to the Bottom of the Pyramids Lesson PlanGetting to the Bottom of the Pyramids Lesson Plan
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Getting to the Bottom of the Pyramids

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Students work together to develop logical arguments about pyramids and chain letters. They share their ideas with other groups and create a diagram showing the breakdown. They discuss the results.

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6th - 8th
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Math
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