Designing a Skateboard Kicker Ramp

In this lesson students will design a "Skateboard Kicker Ramp" to discover that slope of similar triangles is the same at any two distinct points.  Students will model with mathematics the concept of slope by looking at the pattern set by similar triangles.
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Basic Calculators
Instructional Time: 40 Minute(s)
Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes
Keywords: similar triangle, slope, ramp, coordinate plane
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Structured Inquiry (Level 2)
Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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