Pupils investigate the air pollution situation in China by fitting a curve to historical data. They dig deeper into environmental issues that are of interest and provide a mathematical analysis of the issue. Class members develop a route for a recycling truck and determine the cost to use an environmental friendly truck to run the route.

Concepts

air pollution, pollution, linear regression, scatter plots, recycling, alternative energy sources, human impact on the environment, environmental hazards

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite the transportation coordinator from the post office or garbage service to come explain how they plan routes

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes the class has experience in scatter plots and regressions
• Requires learners to be knowledgeable of environmental science

Pros

• Includes data to use for the regression activity
• Contains answer keys for faster grading

Cons

• None

Common Core

MP4 MP5 MP6 HSA-CED.A.1 HSS-ID.B.6.a