Resource: Estimating Distance and Travel Time
Media Type:
QuickTime Video
Length: 4m 26s
Size: 12.9 MB
In this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad is trying to get to Crab Kingdom. First, they must estimate how far the trip is in order to determine how much power they need in their underwater bikes to complete the mission. Since each vehicle has a certain amount of power, the CyberSquad must then decide which vehicle to choose based on how much energy they estimate they will need.
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Teachers' Domain, Estimating Distance and Travel Time, published August 22, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.math.measure.rate.estdistrav/
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Here are some Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions for using this video in a math lesson.
What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?
Frame: When you plan ahead sometimes you need to do some estimating. For example, have you ever had to plan for something like going shopping and had to think about how much money you should bring with you? How did you go about doing that? Did you use any math? What is the difference between guessing and estimating? Are they the same thing?
Focus: As you watch the video segment, think about how the CyberSquad decides which underwater vehicle to use. Watch to see how they estimate the time and distance involved.
Source: Cyberchase: "The Grapes of Plath"
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