This resource will blow your mind! Young mathematicians estimate the rate of volcanic lava flow by watching a video. They apply the rate formula to determine how long it would take the lava to reach a city. Let's hope everyone gets out in time!

Concepts

volcanoes, rates, area of circles, distance rate time problems

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Team up with a science teacher for the lesson
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should be familiar with rates
• Pupils must also be able to draw graphs of relationships
  

Pros

• Includes a student handout
• Provides answers in a video format and gives sample work
  

Cons

• Alignment to the standard is a bit thin
  

Common Core

7.G.B.4