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Resource: Measuring Different Lanes on the Track

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Length: 3m 07s
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In this video segment from Cyberchase, Bianca is getting ready to run in a race on a 200 meter track. She notices that the starting positions in the six lanes are at different points along the track. She believes this is unfair and sets out to measure the distance between the starting point and the finish line in both the outside and the inside lanes.

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Frame: When you run a race, how do you make sure it is fair for all the participants? Many races are run on tracks. Why do you think most tracks have a curved, oval-like shape? If you were running on an oval, would you want to be in the lane closest to the center or farthest away, or in one of the lanes in the middle? Why?

Focus: Bianca measures two of the lanes on the track that she is about to run on. Does she find that the distances are equal? How can that be when she is starting so much further back?