Required Materials
Blank paperCircular objects of different sizes
A collection of objects that are a circle or have a circular face. Examples include plates, cans, cookie tins, and hockey pucks.
Coins
any fair two-sided coin
Colored pencils
Copies of blackline master
Graphing technology
Examples of graphing technology are: a handheld graphing calculator, a computer with a graphing calculator application installed, and an internet-enabled device with access to a site like desmos.com/calculator or geogebra.org/graphing. For students using the digital materials, a separate graphing calculator tool isn't necessary; interactive applets are embedded throughout, and a graphing calculator tool is accessible on the student digital toolkit page.
Graph paper
Index cards
Internet-enabled device
Number cubes
cubes with sides numbered from 1 to 6
Objects for Tower of Hanoi
If not using the digital applet, each student could use a quarter, nickel, penny, and dime, and a piece of paper with 3 circles drawn on it.
Paper bags
Pre-printed slips, cut from copies of the blackline master
Random number generator
Ribbon or string
Rulers
Rulers marked with centimeters
Scientific calculators
Scissors
Slips of paper
Slips with student names
Spreadsheet technology
Statistical technology
Stopwatches
Straightedges
A rigid edge that can be used for drawing line segments. Sometimes a ruler is okay to use as a straightedge, but sometimes it is preferable to use an unruled straightedge, like a blank index card.
Tape
Tools for creating a visual display
Any way for students to create work that can be easily displayed to the class. Examples: chart paper and markers, whiteboard space and markers, shared online drawing tool, access to a document camera.
Tracing paper
Bundles of "patty paper" are available commercially for a very low cost. These are small sheets (about 5" by 5") of transparent paper.