Ramp up a design challenge. Class members design ramps to meet a client's requirements to comply with the American with Disabilities Act. The scholars create a scaled graph of their designs and determine the equations of the lines on their graphs. Learners share their designs with the class via a gallery walk and check to be sure others' designs also meet the restrictions.

Concepts

ramps, slope, point-slope form, slope formula, slope-intercept form, piecewise functions, linear equations writing, domain

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Ask pupils to intentionally create a ramp that is below ADA requirements, not just equal to the requirements
• Lead a short discussion on how to write a linear piecewise function with restricted domains

Classroom Considerations

• Requires individuals to know how to determine the equation of a line

Pros

• Includes suggestions for extension problems
• Provides information about requirements for ramps in the American with Disabilities Act

Cons

• None

Common Core

MP1 MP4 MP6 HSF-IF.B.5 HSF-IF.C.7.a HSF-BF.A.1.a