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Snail vs. Grasshopper

Presentation Version

1st

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Position vs. Time Graphs

Begin

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Distance from Start Line During Race

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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.

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STUDENT VERSION

Distance from Start Line During Race

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10

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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STUDENT VERSION

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)

Continue

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STUDENT VERSION

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STUDENT VERSION

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)

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Distance from Start Line During Race

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10

Position vs. Time

Position (meters)

Position vs. Time

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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)

Time (minutes)

Time (minutes)

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STUDENT VERSION

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

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20

Position vs. Time

Distance from Start Line During Race

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10

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16

14

12

Position (meters)

Position (meters)

Distance from Start Line During Race

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

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5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

Position (meters)

3.0

Position (meters)

Position (meters)

2.5

2.0

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)

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.

Great! Now 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

10

10

Position vs. Time

10

CONTINUE

Great! Now it's time to graph Snail's race data.

Position (meters)

Start here at 0, 0

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)

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STUDENT VERSION

introduction

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STUDENT VERSION

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.

10

Distance from Start Line During Race

10

10

Position vs. Time

10

CONTINUE

Awesome! Now it's time to analyze the graph.

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

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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.

STUDENT VERSION

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!

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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.

STUDENT VERSION

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!

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Start here at 0, 0

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Heat Time (Minutes)

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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.

STUDENT VERSION

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!

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Start here at 0, 0

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

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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.

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STUDENT VERSION

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

During the first 3 minutes, Snail traveled Grasshopper.

Time (minutes)

Position vs. Time

10

Position (meters)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • 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.

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STUDENT VERSION

Use Grasshopper'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 =

Grasshoppers's total displacement

Grasshopper's average velocity =

  • +8 meters
  • +6 meters
  • +10 meters
  • +0.8 meters/minute
  • +1 meters/minute
  • +10 meters/minute
  • 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.

STUDENT VERSION

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Now, 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.

STUDENT VERSION

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Grasshoppper's average race velocity = +0.8 meters/minute

1st

displacement time

Snail's average race velocity = +1 meters/minute

Time (minutes)

Position vs. Time

10

Position (meters)

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Who had the greater average velocity for all 10 minutes of the race?

  • Snail
  • Grasshopper
  • They had the same average velocity.

Who won the race?

You have calculated both Grasshopper's and Snail's average velocity for the race .

  • Snail
  • Grasshopper
  • They tied.

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

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STUDENT VERSION

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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.

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