Mr. Colwell vs The Track Star
Day 1: PART ONE (conversions)
RIDDLE ON BACK PAGE (it takes time to mull over)
Day 2: PART 2 (linear equations)
PART 3 (interpreting and manipulating equations)
Give Answer to Riddle on Back page
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
· The answer keys you have are for the NOVICE VERSION. You may not have the novice class, but instead the apprentice or expert classes. Your packets have fewer questions, but the same overarching questions For example:
For expert- the kids are asked 1) What is Mr. Colwell’s speed?
For novice- they are first asked 1) What information do you need to know to find Colwell’s speed
Then 2) What is Mr. Colwell’s speed.
THE NUMBERS DO NOT MATCH UP!
This lesson is intended for three different seminar classes- of varying ability. The videos are accompanied by three different packets for novice, apprentice, and expert level students. PLEASE NOTE: THE SOLUTIONS GUIDE CORRESPONDS TO THE NOVICE LEVEL PACKET- which just has MORE questions, but the same general questions. I've also included several mini lesson videos to help with some of the harder concepts.
There are some ERRORS in Part 2 in the packets as well: If you have the novice or apprentice classes- the y axis on the graph is labeled in meters- it should be in yards.For part TWO, instead of giving Colwell a 3 second head start, please only give him a 1 second head start.
PART 2 HELPFUL TIPS!
Instead of graphing point by point in Part 2, I suggest just plotting the points (0,0) and (s, 40), with s being the time it takes them to run the 40 yards, then connecting a line between them. It is a big hassle to plot all the points and draw a line of best fit.
For Part 3, have the students use the Geogebra sketch which can be found in the Sub Folder or at the following link:
http://www.geogebratube.org/student/m19901
RIDDLE ON BACK PAGE (it takes time to mull over)
Day 2: PART 2 (linear equations)
PART 3 (interpreting and manipulating equations)
Give Answer to Riddle on Back page
IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
· The answer keys you have are for the NOVICE VERSION. You may not have the novice class, but instead the apprentice or expert classes. Your packets have fewer questions, but the same overarching questions For example:
For expert- the kids are asked 1) What is Mr. Colwell’s speed?
For novice- they are first asked 1) What information do you need to know to find Colwell’s speed
Then 2) What is Mr. Colwell’s speed.
THE NUMBERS DO NOT MATCH UP!
This lesson is intended for three different seminar classes- of varying ability. The videos are accompanied by three different packets for novice, apprentice, and expert level students. PLEASE NOTE: THE SOLUTIONS GUIDE CORRESPONDS TO THE NOVICE LEVEL PACKET- which just has MORE questions, but the same general questions. I've also included several mini lesson videos to help with some of the harder concepts.
There are some ERRORS in Part 2 in the packets as well: If you have the novice or apprentice classes- the y axis on the graph is labeled in meters- it should be in yards.For part TWO, instead of giving Colwell a 3 second head start, please only give him a 1 second head start.
PART 2 HELPFUL TIPS!
Instead of graphing point by point in Part 2, I suggest just plotting the points (0,0) and (s, 40), with s being the time it takes them to run the 40 yards, then connecting a line between them. It is a big hassle to plot all the points and draw a line of best fit.
For Part 3, have the students use the Geogebra sketch which can be found in the Sub Folder or at the following link:
http://www.geogebratube.org/student/m19901
MINI VIDEO LESSON ON SPEED EQUATION |
MINI VIDEO LESSON ON CONVERSIONS |