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Table of Contents:

Featured Awards ................................................... 5

Note from the Editors ............................................ 9

Message from the President ................................ 10

The Mathematics of Congressional Reapportionment: Rounding in Action ................ 12

Math Jokes ........................................................... 20

Technology Review: Using Social Media in Teaching Mathematics: Applications of Facebook and TikTok... ....................................... 21

Organization Membership Information ............... 24

Busting Blockbusters ........................................... 25

Meet Your Representatives .................................. 26

Elementary Preservice Teachers Engaging in a Task for Statistical Problem - Solving …. .............. 28

NCTM Affiliate Information ................................ 34

Call for Manuscripts ............................................ 35

The Exponential Function and What it Can Tell us about Consumption of Non - Renewable Resources ............................................................. 36 Comprehension and solving math word Problems .............................................................. 43 Data Visualization - A tool for solving unsolved mysteries ............................................... 49

Good Reads ......................................................... 54

HEXA Challenge ................................................. 56

NASA Resources Linked to Different Perspectives on Teaching Mathematics .............. 58

Grant and Scholarship Opportunities ................. 61

Key to the 47(2) Puzzlemaker .............................. 62

Solutions to 47(2) HEXA Challenge .................... 63

Puzzlemaker ......................................................... 67

Conferences of Interest ........................................ 68

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