Rover races at the Space Foundation

Students had the opportunity to apply their knowledge of diameter and circumference to calculate the number of rotations needed to stop their rover at a precise distance.  Students kept asking "Do we get to do this again tomorrow?"

Activity Worksheet

JSAACAR Races

Students participated in our own version of NASCAR racing to practice calculating speed.  Each group member raced for 4 seconds while the other team members measured and recorded data.  Afterward students had to calculate their speed based on their distance and time.

Students measuring distance

On the move!

Error analyses

One of the most exciting parts of teaching is when students can critique the work of others.  Students chose one of two error analysis problems to complete from the textbook.  The students had to identify the error, explain why they made the error, and then correctly solve the problem.