Marble Roll Relay

marble rampSTEM Thursday, Tom Browne Middle, October 3rd, 2014

Presenters:  Ms. Escobar, Dr. Jeffery, Ms. Moore, Ms. Price, Ms. Scherer, Ms. Stroman

Marble Roll Relay Lesson Plan

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Marble Roll Relay Student Worksheet

Let’s investigate how slope affects speed!

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Explain

  • What was the independent variable?
  • What was the dependent variable?
  • Was your hypothesis supported by the data?
  • Was everyone’s data exactly the same? Why or why not?

Elaborate

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Distance, Speed, Time Word Problems

Distance, Speed, Time word problems key

Evaluate

  • What did you learn today about the relationships between slope, speed, time, and distance?

  • Why do you think it is important to understand these relationships?

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