Barbie Bungee

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Barbie Bungee

Description:

The consideration of cord length is very important in a bungee jump—too short, and the jumper doesn’t get much of a thrill; too long, and ouch! In this lesson, students model a bungee jump using a Barbie doll and rubber bands. The distance to which the doll will fall is directly proportional to the number of rubber bands, so this context is used to examine linear functions.

Education Levels:

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Probability, Algebra

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students

Online provider:

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

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Keywords:

Linear functions, Bungee cords, Length, Weight

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers, Middle school teachers

Publisher:

NCTM Illuminations

Contributor:

Samuel E. Zordak

Is Part Of:

http://illuminations.nctm.org/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Rubber bands (all the same size and type); Yardsticks or measuring tapes; Masking tape; Barbie dolls (or similar)

Learning Time:

1 class period

Referenced Resources/Versions

Required Learning:

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons/Barbie/Barbie-AS-Project.pdf

Required Learning:

http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=146

Required Learning:

http://illuminations.nctm.org/Lessons/Barbie/Barbie-JumpRecord.xls

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Mathematics

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Observation, Authentic assessment

Learning Outcomes:

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (2010)

High School — Algebra

Creating Equations^★

Create equations that describe numbers or relationships

Broad Correlation

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Algebra Standard

Analyze change in various contexts

use graphs to analyze the nature of changes in quantities in linear relationships

Broad Correlation

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Algebra Standard

Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols

explore relationships between symbolic expressions and graphs of lines, paying particular attention to the meaning of intercept and slope

Broad Correlation

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Algebra Standard

Represent and analyze mathematical situations and structures using algebraic symbols

use symbolic algebra to represent and explain mathematical relationships

Broad Correlation

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Algebra Standard

Analyze change in various contexts

approximate and interpret rates of change from graphical and numerical data

Broad Correlation

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Data Analysis and Probability

Formulate questions that can be addressed with data and collect, organize, and display relevant data to answer them

select, create, and use appropriate graphical representations of data, including histograms, box plot, and scatterplots

Broad Correlation

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Data Analysis and Probability

Develop and evaluate inferences and predictions that are based on data

make conjectures about possible relationships between two characteristics of a sample on the basis of scatterplots of the data and approximate lines of fit

Broad Correlation

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics (2000)

Data Analysis and Probability

Select and use appropriate statistical methods to analyze data

identify trends in bivariate data and find functions that model the data or transform the data so that they can be modeled

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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