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Graphing Distance and Time

Provided by: PBS

Lesson Plan Grades 3-5, 6-8

Synopsis

In this interactive course, students will learn about distance-time graphs, how to interpret them, and the vocabulary used in reading graphs.
This lesson also includes videos and exercises on distance-time graphs to help students better understand this lesson.

Subjects: Mathematics

Authors: PBS

Region: Global

Languages: English

Positives

At the end of the resource, students are provided with feedback and grades for their attempted exercises.
This resource contains different learning models like videos and interactive graphing activities catering to different learning styles.
This student-led activity is great for virtual learning days or an easy substitute plan.

Prerequisites

Students will need to create an account before accessing this resource.
Students need basic familiarity with concepts of speed, time, distance, and how they relate to each other.
To keep track of students' progress, answers, and understanding, teachers may want to require students to print or save their work upon completion.
The PDFs for the reading "Ahead or Behind?" and the final assignment may not open. If this happens, students can skip the question about the reading and complete the final assignment using the on-screen directions and the writing prompts on the page with the rubric in the Teacher's Guide (LINK).
The link for Teaching Matters is broken, but teachers can find the homepage by clicking HERE.

Differentiation & Implementation

Students can identify different transportation alternatives that don't affect the climate or have less impact, like riding a bike, taking a walk, or using public transport.
As homework, students can time their journey from one part of the school to another or from school to home, then create a graph to compare the speed of two different journeys.
Older students can calculate the acceleration of the individuals at different times.
Teachers can use the terms from the glossary to create a word wall for students to reference.
This activity is geared towards 5-8 grade students. Younger students may be able to complete the activity as a class with teacher guidance.

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