How Fast Can One Travel on a Bicycle?

Students investigate how the pedal and rear wheel gears affect the speed of a bicycle. A GeoGebra sketch is included that allows a simulation of the turning of the pedal and the rear wheel. A key goal is to provide an experience for the students to apply and integrate the key concepts in seventh-grade mathematics in a familiar context.
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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Computers for Students, Internet Connection, Interactive Whiteboard, Basic Calculators, Microsoft Office, GeoGebra Free Software (Download the Free GeoGebra Software)
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: bicycles, gears, gear ratios, proportional reasoning, modeling, simulation, motion, speed
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Problem-Solving Task
Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn-Mathematics 2016

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