Create a graph of a runner's position versus time and watch the runner run a 40-meter dash based on the graph you made. Notice the connection between the slope of the line and the velocity of the runner. Add a second runner (a second graph) and connect real-world meaning to the intersection of two graphs. Also experiment with a graph of velocity versus time for the runners, and also distance traveled versus time.
Launch GizmoCreate a graph of a runner's position versus time and watch the runner run a 40-meter dash based on the graph you made. Notice the connection between the slope of the line and the velocity of the runner. Add a second runner (a second graph) and connect real-world meaning to the intersection of two graphs. Also experiment with a graph of velocity versus time for the runners, and also distance traveled versus time.
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Versión en español: Vocabulario: Los gráficos de distancia-tiempo y velocidad-tiempo
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Versión en español: Guía del profesor: Los Gráficos de distancia-tiempo y velocidad-tiempo
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Versión en español: Exploración del estudiante: Los gráficos de distancia-tiempo y velocidad-tiempo
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Students describe the race as a sports reporter would, using a graph snapshot. You can also have students... (more) begin writing, switch papers with another student, and continue where they left off describing the race.
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Running man now races a competitor. Graph snapshots have corresponding questions. Introduces solutions of... (more) systems of linear equations.
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