Distance-Time Graphs
Create a graph of a runner's position versus time and watch the runner complete a 40-yard dash based on the graph you made. Notice the connection between the slope of the line and the speed of the runner. What will the runner do if the slope of the line is zero? What if the slope is negative? Add a second runner (a second graph) and connect real-world meaning to the intersection of two graphs.
Launch GizmoDistance-Time Graphs
Create a graph of a runner's position versus time and watch the runner complete a 40-yard dash based on the graph you made. Notice the connection between the slope of the line and the speed of the runner. What will the runner do if the slope of the line is zero? What if the slope is negative? Add a second runner (a second graph) and connect real-world meaning to the intersection of two graphs.
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Vocabulario: Gráficos de Distancia-Tiempo
Vocabulario en español.
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Math 7, Math 8
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno: Gráficos de Distancia-Tiempo
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno en español.
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Math 7, Math 8
Constructing Explanations – Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Distance-Time Graphs
Constructing Explanations – Claim, Evidence, Reasoning: Distance-Time Graphs
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Math 7, Math 8
Playing catch up - modeling sceanrios
Students represent the race scenarios in the videos using the gizmo
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Math 7, Math 8
Piecewise functions
Create a simple piecewise function with the distance-time graph
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Math 7, Math 8
User Recommendations (showing 5 of 14):
Great for real-world connections to rates of change and the relationship of change over time and slope.
Recommended for: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade MathGizmo User from International, unspecified
One of the best computer lab simulations that I have used with my students to introduce motion graphs!
Recommended for: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade MathGizmo User from Texas
This Gizmo does a great job of showing the relationship between distance, time and speed-it will be especially helpful for review.
Recommended for: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade MathGizmo User from Oregon
See how to use this Gizmo to teach piecewise functions- YouTube Video: Y93FZgCe48s
Recommended for: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade MathGizmo User from Virginia
Great Distance Time Gizmo!
Recommended for: 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade MathGizmo User from Florida
