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I have started a project I call "Trip to School" where
students record the distance traveled in their car
and the time for a trip to school.  If the distance
to school is too short they can record any trip they
take in the car.  Or I also have students record a
walk or some other real exprience.  They must be able
to measure distance and time.

I have them plot the data on a distance vs. time graph
and describe the trip using a paragraph.  They tell about
the trip including stops they make, traffic that day,
what streets they travel, etc.  I give them a day in class
to analyze the data and talk about their trips as they
work.  Its really neat to listen to the conversations, its
something they are really interested in.

It gives them a good understanding of average speed.  I have
them find the average speed for each time interval.  I guess
have them record the speeds every few seconds on a trip
would be interesting too to plot a speed time graph, but
I have not done that YET!

DATA SHARING
I was thinking about sharing data and paragraphs with other
school using the internet.  The data and paragraphs could
be mixed up and lettered  A, B, C, etc.  I would have the
students pick the 8 best data sets and paragraphs, ones that
have some variation and good description.

The the data sets and paragraphs could be downloaded by
another school and students there could try to match them
up by plotting the distance time graphs, calculating speeds,
or other methods.

I would be interesting in sharing data with another school.
If anyone would be interested, send me a message or post
to this list.  I would send or post the student activity
sheet I use for this activity.


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