Algebra Common Core RST.6-8.4 research

CREATING A FORENSIC STANDARD - A DESIGN BRIEF

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This challenge is one in a series of investigations that concentrates on forensic science and the process skills associated with pursuing such inquiries. This challenge will help students understand how and why scientists establish standards, as these benchmarks can be used to evaluate new information or predict the outcome of new investigations. Students should be made aware that accurate measurements are critical, and that averaging data is a necessity. This challenge can also be used to evalu

Subjects:

Algebra, Critical Thinking, Forensics

Grades:

6th - 10th

Types:

Research, Projects, Activities

CCSS:

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NGSS:

HS-ETS1-2

, HS-ETS1-3

, MS-ETS1-4

, MS-ETS1-3

Also included in: Forensic Science Design Briefs

ROLL A RAMA - A DESIGN BRIEF

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This design brief could be used as a general design challenge or as a discrepant event for introducing the concept of inertia and Newton’s laws. In any case, students will need to explore the rolling characteristics of each of the cans of soup as well as the other variables that affect their relative speeds. Given the mathematics background of the students, the formula V =d/t could be used to compute the speed of each can (V = velocity, d = distance and t = time).

Subjects:

Algebra, Engineering, Physics

Grades:

7th - 11th

Types:

Research, Projects, Laboratory

CCSS:

8.EE.B.5

, RST.6-8.3

, RST.6-8.4

, MP1

, MP2