Experimenting with Distance

As we move from the Water Planet unit, students are experimenting with ramps and the distance a ball travels.  I purposefully did not give students a target goal for there ball to roll.  Students are experimenting with the incline of the ruler and noticing how the distance changes when they move the ramp.
Eventually, I'm going to tell students that there ball needs to travel a certain distance.  Then, using their data, the teams have one chance at getting close to the target number.  They are going to realize how important their data is and I bet, they are not going to be happy with what they've recorded or how they've recorded it.

More to come.....

Free Everyday Math APPs

The publisher of Everyday Mathematics, McGraw-Hill is once again offering five of its ten EM game Apps for free on the following dates:

November 4-8, 2013

 The following apps will be free and available via the iTunes App Store: 

Addition Top-It

Monster Squeeze

Equivalent Fractions

Beat the Computer

Divisibility Dash

To learn more about the game apps go to: MHEonline.com/apps

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