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Oversize Tires ActivityOversize Tires Activity
Publisher
101 Questions
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Activities & Projects
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
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Technology
Video
Internet Access
Year
2012
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
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Activity

Oversize Tires

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This Oversize Tires activity also includes:
  • A picture of what the vehicle that uses these tires looks like (without something to compare it to)
  • Tire information
  • A picture of what the vehicle that uses these tires looks like (with something to compare it to)
  • A Cat 797′s dimensions
  • A Cat 797′s dimensions(pdf)
  • Video showing a Cat 797
  • Activity
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Big vehicles require some big tires. Given a picture of a flatbed hauling a large tire, scholars discuss and estimate the size of the tire. They then use information and video about the tires to estimate the height of a vehicle that uses them. It must be one big vehicle!

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

proportions, estimation

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the resource as an extension activity

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should be aware of estimation strategies
  • Pupils must have experience with proportions

Pros

  • Includes links to images and tire information

Cons

  • Lacks the structure of a lesson

Common Core

7.RP.A.2.a

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