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Crescent Dunes


Act 1

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1. How many heliostat mirrors will be there when the construction is finished?
2. Write down a guess.

Act 2

3. What information would be useful to figure this out?
4. Write down some questions you have in your head right now.
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Act 3


Sequel

5. How much will the project cost?

Common Core Standards

7.G.6
Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume.

HSG.C.A
Understand and apply theorems about circles

7.RP.A
Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems.

TEKS

7.9B
Determine the circumference and area of circles

7.9C
Determine the area of composite figures containing combinations of rectangles, squares, parallelograms, trapezoids, triangles, semicircles, and quarter circles

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