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This Marking Starting Locations for the 400-Meter Dash Track and Field Event performance also includes:
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No fair! I had to run more than they did! Young mathematicians first measure various lengths on a school track. They develop strategies and show calculations to prove that all participants will run the same length using a staggered approach for the starting locations.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
- Collaborate with a physical education teacher or track coach for the task
Classroom Considerations
- Requires access to a track to take physical measurements
- Learners should be familiar with properties of circles as well as the Law of Cosines
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- Includes samples of student work at different levels
- Provides a printable handout
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