Driving to the Movies
99% of the time teenagers’ favorite thing is friends and social life. This activity takes a normal social outing like going to the movies and helps students make sense of the problem from a mathematical perspective. The lesson is about relating cars speed to linear equations and finding the solutions of intersecting lines. In groups students will have to use knows and unknowns to make a model on ActivBoard Touch, which will appeal to kinesthetic and visual learners. The ActivBoard touch is like an interactive white board that serves as a collaboration zone for up to six students at a time.  Students use the model to solve the problem and see how changing different variables will affect the solution. Using a model to represent mathematics brings learning to life and increases student engagement. Students will feel empowered by being able to evaluate their own solution by physically seeing if their algebraic solution matches the graph solution represented in the model. I believe this lesson will effectively engage students in inquiry based learning since the scenario is relatable to their everyday lives. The Activboard Touch allows students to stimulate senses in the classroom that are usually kept lock away. This lesson allows students to visually see, engage, and then respond while effectively communicating with peers.
lesson plan for car problem cars worksheet
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