Shipwrecked Pirates

In this lesson, students will take the role of shipwrecked pirates. Working in groups, they will have to use the concepts of force, speed, scatter plots, and literal equations to come up with a way of getting one student to a nearby sister island so that they will both have enough food to survive.
Resource ID#: 150184 Type: Lesson Plan
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, Science
Grade Level(s): 8
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Graphing Calculators, Computer for Presenter, LCD Projector
Instructional Time: 2 Hour(s)
Keywords: speed, force, scatter plots, variables
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan
Resource Collection: Lake/Sumter MSP Secondary Math

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