Turning Tires Model Eliciting Activity

The Turning Tires MEA provides students with an engineering problem in which they must work as a team to design a procedure to select the best tire material for certain situations. The main focus of the MEA is applying surface area concepts and algebra through modeling.

Model Eliciting Activities, MEAs, are open-ended, interdisciplinary problem-solving activities that are meant to reveal students’ thinking about the concepts embedded in realistic situations. Click here to learn more about MEAs and how they can transform your classroom.

Resource ID#: 28057 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics, English Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Computers for Students, Basic Calculators

Instructional Time: 4 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: geometry, cylinder, tires, modeling, surface area

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Problem-Solving Task, Data Set, Model Eliciting Activity (MEA) STEM Lesson

Resource Collection: STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity

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