Pupils research the five most fuel efficient vehicles of the same type and come up with a way to display the mile per gallon for each vehicle. After choosing a vehicle, scholars create graphs to display miles traveled given the amount of gas and calculate how much gas it would take to go on a vacation.

Concepts

proportional reasoning, proportions, graphing linear equations, linear equations, linear equations writing, fuel efficiency

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Lead a discussion on what the value of miles per gallon represents in a linear function
• Revisit the rubric to provide more weight on the mathematics of the activity

Classroom Considerations

• The class should be comfortable with representing linear equations using multiple methods

Pros

• Includes a benchmark paper for reference
• Contains a list of resources needed for the activity

Cons

• Provides limited instruction for the teachers on how to frame the task

Common Core

MP1 MP4 HSA-CED.A.2 HSF-IF.B.4 HSF-IF.C.7.a