Who doesn't like a snow day? Learners watch a snow accumulation over a span of 10 hours. They use that information to make a prediction of the total snow that fell during the 23-hour snowfall. Will it be enough to cancel school?

Concepts

slope, rate of change, linear modeling, math modeling

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use as an introduction to the concept of slope or rate of change
• Encourage pupils to represent the problem in multiple ways: table, graph, and/or equation

Classroom Considerations

• May need to review how to read a ruler in inches

Pros

• Leaves the lesson open-ended to encourage mathematical thinking
• Offers a follow-up activity to continue the analysis

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.F.B.5 HSF-IF.B.6 HSF-LE.A.2 HSS-ID.B.6.a