Luckily, he hit the air bag. Scholars watch a video from the Guinness World Records that shows a stuntman falling from 342 feet. The task at hand is to determine his velocity when he hits the air bag. Thank goodness for the cushion!

Concepts

rates, velocity, estimation

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Team up with a science (physics) teacher for the lesson
• Have pupils work in groups and present their findings to the rest of the class
  

Classroom Considerations

• Learners must have knowledge of velocity
  

Pros

• Teenagers will likely find the context interesting

Cons

• Does not provide an explanation of the answer

Common Core

HSA-CED.A.1 HSF-BF.A.1.a HSF-LE.A.3