1.1 Walking Marathons

Focus Question:

How can we write an equation to represent our own constant walking rate?

Part 1:

In this part of the lesson, we will conduct a mini-experiment in order to determine your average walking rate over a distance of 10 meters.  You will then use this walking rate to determine how far you can walk in a given amount of time.  Here is what you will need to do:

• Designate one person in your group to be the timer.  This person will be responsible for starting and reading out times.
• After each of your three trials, you will need to record your time in the table provided.
• After you have completed all three trials, you will need to find the average, or mean, of your three trials.  You can round your final answer to the nearest half-second.

Part 2:

In this part of the lesson, you will determine your walking unit rate, and then use that rate to complete a rate table, make an equation, and draw a line graph as multiple ways of representing your walking rate.

Here is what you MUST do before next class:

• Finish the "1.1 Walking Rates" handout.  This should be glued into your squarebook.
• Complete ACE (1,2) (16,18) starting on page 16.