Velocity Test: Interpreting Velocity Graphs HSF.IF.C.7

Figure from experiment 12 from Real-World Math with Vernier

Students are notoriously difficult for teachers to engage in a lesson. With Vernier, teachers are able to use lessons on quick notice that involve technology and student attention. With technology, students become excited about something different in the classroom and are therefore more attentive. With Vernier, there are numerous different technologies with hundreds of ideas for lessons (not exclusive to math if you are a science teacher-or if you are a math teacher wanting to introduce some science into your lesson!). The product used in this lesson is the Motion Detector, which can be acquired through https://www.vernier.com/products/sensors/motion-detectors/md-btd/. This sensor is designed to collect data from the distance between the sensor and what it is pointing at. There are Image result for speednumerous more lessons involving it, and is especially useful for any movement-based projects/lessons that a teacher plans to do.

 

This specific lesson deals with velocity. Students are assigned to record their distance and time with the Motion Detector. After they have that, they are to formulate a graph based on that data of their motion and compare/contrast that graph to the graph that the motion detector collected from their motion.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.IF.B.6
Calculate and interpret the average rate of change of a function (presented symbolically or as a table) over a specified interval. Estimate the rate of change from a graph.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSF.IF.C.7
Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases.

Lesson: velocity-test-interpreting-velocity-graphs

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