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638 racing, tossing, & dissolving beef cubes

is this math?

explore some misconceptions about teaching slope and how you can make

slope interesting and meaningful to . your students

these activities are specifically designed to develop understanding of

slope and the equation of a line. conceptually

!be engaged !be excited

!be confident

objectives

Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal

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.find your heart rate

’ .find your neighbor s heart rate

, which is faster you or your?neighbor

Amazing Races

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1 .only racer at any one time in a group

there must be someone starting and.stopping

, all others are distance markers gauging .distance when time is called

!remember your time

Amazing Races

15 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal

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. ? graph yours and mine which is x which is?y

? .qualities compare and contrast

what is the magnitude of the distance ?according to time

Amazing Races

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| 10 . | 14 stacy sec units | 15 . | 21 stacy sec units

Amazing Races

| 3 . | 5 juliana sec units | 9 . | 15 juliana sec units

’ ?who s faster

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Amazing Races how would you simplify this process to

?tell someone else how to do it

?how do you find the rate

2 ?what if we are just given random points

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Where’s the beef?

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1 min

?how much do you waste

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Where’s the beef?

2 min

?paper2-5 + , months years depending on

conditions

?sock 5 more than years

?plastic bag 20 more than years

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Where’s the beef?

5 min

?diaper500 800 !to years

how can we possibly ?know this

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Where’s the beef?

10 min

how long will it take for the beef cube to

dissolve in hot?water

. . predict design.experiment

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Where’s the beef?

5 min

visual estimation

.vs

algebraic evaluation

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Where’s the beef?

5 min

parallel lines | vertical shift

=y mx

Where’s the beef?

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hot potato

introduction using cell phone plans( )skip

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how long do you think it would take to pass around a tennis ball if we had

1,000 ?people

5 min

how can you find out just within your?group

! ’ aha but you haven t heard the rules ... !for passing yet dun dun duhnnnn

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hot potato

, “ ,” with that in mind you need a goer “ ,” “ .’a stopper and a timer

10 min

gather data using the members of .your group

! remember the ball CANNOT be .passed to a neighbor

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hot potato

. dependent vs independent

5 min

. - . .slope y intercept evaluation

!voila

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hot potato

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is this math?

5 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal

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