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Snail vs. Grasshopper
1st
Position vs. Time Graphs
Begin
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Distance from Start Line During Race
10
10
GREAT WORK! Now it's time to graph this data.
Continue
Use the race simulation to complete the data table correctly in order to move on. Note: The entered values will change to orange or green when correct.
Distance from Start Line During Race
10
10
GREAT WORK! Now it's time to graph this data.
Continue
Enter all the distance traveled for both the snail and grasshopper at minutes 0 to 10 to continue. Note: The value will change to orange or green when correct.
Water Temperatue vs. Time
Position vs. Time
Distance from Start Line During Race
10
10
This graph needs labels!Select the correct labels for the x-axis and the y-axis of this graph.
For position vs. time graphs, the time goes on the x-axis and the position goes on the y-axis.
y-axis label
- Position
- Time
- Snail
- Grasshopper
x-axis label
- Time
- Position
- Snail
- Grasshopper
Check
correct response(s)
Continue
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Water Temperatue vs. Time
Distance from Start Line During Race
10
10
Fantastic!The x-axis label is time and the y-axis label is position. Time and position values don't mean much without units. Select the correct units for the time and position variables during the race.
Position vs. Time
For position vs. time graphs, the time goes on the x-axis and the position goes on the y-axis.
Position
- meters
- seconds
- minutes
- kilometers
Time
Check
- minutes
- seconds
- meters
- kilometers
correct response(s)
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Awesome! Now it's time to determine the scale for the x-axis. Knowing that the race lasted 10 minutes, select the graph that has the best scale to use for the x-axis?
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
Position (meters)
0 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10
Distance from Start Line During Race
Position vs. Time
Position (meters)
Position vs. Time
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Position (meters)
0 1 1.5 3 4 4.5 6 8 8.5 9 10
Position (meters)
10
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Awesome! Now it's time to determine the scale for the x-axis. Knowing that the race lasted 10 minutes, select the graph that has the best scale to use for the x-axis?
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
Position (meters)
0 2 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 10
Distance from Start Line During Race
Position vs. Time
The values go from 0 to 20 minutes. The race started at minute 0 and ended at 10 minutes.
Position (meters)
Position vs. Time
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Position (meters)
0 1 1.5 3 4 4.5 6 8 8.5 9 10
The values do not go up by even increments.
Position (meters)
10
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Super! Now it's time to determine the scale for the y-axis. Knowing that the race was 10 meters long, select the graph that shows the best y-axis scale for the position.
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
10
20
Distance from Start Line During Race
Position vs. Time
18
16
14
12
Position (meters)
Position (meters)
10
Position vs. Time
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
10
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
Position (meters)
3.0
Position (meters)
Position (meters)
2.5
2.0
10
1.5
1.0
0.5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Super! Now it's time to determine the scale for the y-axis. Knowing that the race was 10 meters long, select the graph that shows the best y-axis scale for the position.
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
10
20
Distance from Start Line During Race
Position vs. Time
18
The values go from 0 to 20 meters. The race was from 0 to 10 meters.
16
14
12
Position (meters)
Position (meters)
10
Position vs. Time
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
Position vs. Time
10
5.0
4.5
The values go from 0 to 5 meters. The race was from 0 to 10 meters.
4.0
The values do not go up by even increments.
3.5
Position (meters)
3.0
Position (meters)
Position (meters)
2.5
2.0
10
1.5
1.0
0.5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (minutes)
Time (minutes)
Great! Now click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Snail's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
RESET
Distance from Start Line During Race
10
Position vs. Time
Water Temperatue vs. Time
10
CONTINUE
Great! Now it's time to graph Grasshopper's race data.
Position (meters)
Start here at 0, 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (minutes)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Grasshopper's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
Distance from Start Line During Race
Position vs. Time
10
AMAZING WORK! Now it's time to analyze the graph!
CONTINUE
Position (meters)
Start here at 0, 0
10
Start here at 0, 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Time (minutes)
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Grasshopper's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
1st
During the first three minutes, Snail traveled and Grasshopper traveled . .
- 3 meters
- 1 meter
- 2 meters
- 4 meteres
- 5 meters
- 6 meters
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
10
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- 6 meters
- 1 meter
- 3 meters
- 4 meteres
- 5 meters
- 2 meters
Between minute 3 and minute 9, Grasshopper traveled .
- 0 meters
- 1 meter
- 3 meters
- 4 meteres
- 5 meters
- 2 meters
Check
Grasshopper
Snail
correct response(s)
Start here at 0, 0
Continue
You got it!
Try again!
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Grasshopper's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
1st
- 9 meters
- 6 meters
- 5 meters
- 4 meteres
- 8 meters
- 7 meters
After 9 minutes, Snail traveled and Grasshopper traveled . .
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
10
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- 6 meters
- 9 meters
- 5 meters
- 4 meteres
- 8 meters
- 7 meters
Check
correct response(s)
Grasshopper
Snail
Continue
You got it!
Try again!
Start here at 0, 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Grasshopper's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
1st
- 4 minutes
- 2 minutes
- 3 minutes
- 1 minutes
- 5 minutes
It took snail to travel 4 meters. It took Grasshopper to travel 4 meters.
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
10
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- 2 minutes
- 4 minutes
- 3 minutes
- 1 minutes
- 5 minutes
Check
correct response(s)
Grasshopper
Snail
Continue
You got it!
Try again!
Start here at 0, 0
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Grasshopper's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
The velocities of Snail and Grasshopper are represented by the slope, or steepness, of the graph lines.The steeper the graph line, the greater the velocity.
1st
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
10
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
During the first 3 minutes, Snail traveled Grasshopper.
- slower than
- faster than
- the same speed as
During minutes 3 through 9, Grasshopper's velocity was .
- 0 meters/minute
- +6 meters/minute
- +1 meter/minute
- remained constant
- decreased
- increased
Snail's velocity throughout the race.
Grasshopper
Snail
Check
Start here at 0, 0
correct response(s)
Try again!
Continue
You got it!
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Grasshopper's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
Use Snail's total displacement and race time to calculate his average velocity throughout the race.
1st
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
10
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
displacement time
average velocity =
Snail's total displacement
- +10 meters
- +6 meters
- +1 meter
- +1 meter/minute
- +6 meters/minute
- +10 meters/minute
Snail's average velocity =
- 10 minutes
- 1 minute
- 6 minutes
Total time of race
Grasshopper
Snail
Check
Start here at 0, 0
correct response(s)
Continue
You got it!
Try again!
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Click on the spots on the graph that correspond to Grasshopper's race data. When all 11 points have been added to the graph, they will connect.
Now compare Snail's velocity and Grasshopper's velocity for just the first 6 minutes of the race.
1st
displacement time
average velocity =
Time (minutes)
Position vs. Time
10
Position (meters)
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Snail's average velocity for the first 6 minutes=
- +1 meter/minute
- +6 meters/minute
- +2 meters/minute
- +10 meters/minute
Grasshopper's average velocity for the first 6 minutes =
- +1 meter/minute
- +6 meters/minute
- +2 meters/minute
- +10 meters/minute
Grasshopper
Snail
Snail's average velocity for the first 6 minutes of the race was Grasshopper's average velocity.
- equal to
- faster than
- slower than
Check
Start here at 0, 0
correct response(s)
Continue
You got it!
Try again!
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Heat Time (Minutes)
introduction
write a title here
Fantastic work on position vs. time graphs! Keep playing with the simulation above. Notice how the graph corresponds to the positions of Snail and Grasshopper during the race.