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Fun Math: Place a “Station Card” at each table. The students will rotate around the room to the six tables and answer the questions. Students will solve problems that involve basic math skills. The topics of each task interest a variety of teenagers (22 Jump Street, junk food/calorie counting, LeBron James, texting, Facebook, and setting up a small business).

The Peer Practice (Reciprocal Learning) Strategy will help increase student involvement and keep students actively involved. Two students form a learning partnership committed to helping each other reach a particular learning goal. One student will be Student A and the other will be Student B. Each student in the partnership plays two roles: As a player, each student works to solve the problems while “thinking out loud”; as a coach, each student observes the player’s work and listens to the