racing, tossing, and dissolving beef cubes
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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!TRANSCRIPT
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma
20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal.lpatrick@ou edu
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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
. lpatrick@ou edu | :// 20 . . / 20http k center ou edu k alt
.find your heart rate
’ .find your neighbor s heart rate
, which is faster you or your?neighbor
Amazing Races
5 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
5 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
5 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
5 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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Where’s the beef?
5 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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Where’s the beef?
5 min
?diaper500 800 !to years
how can we possibly ?know this
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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Where’s the beef?
5 min
parallel lines | vertical shift
=y mx
Where’s the beef?
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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hot potato
introduction using cell phone plans( )skip
0 min Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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hot potato
. dependent vs independent
5 min
. - . .slope y intercept evaluation
!voila
Levi J Patrick The University of Oklahoma | 20 K Center for Educational and Community Renewal
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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
. lpatrick@ou edu | :// 20 . . / 20http k center ou edu k alt
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