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How can you determine the height of a drop off a cliff if you have nothing to measure it with? A movie clip sets up a sky-high challenge and solves it with a falling glow stick. Scholars must take the given information and decide how high they are from the bottom. To finish, they compare their answers to the answer from the movie.
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Instructional Ideas
- Find the answer in metric and imperial measurements
- Discuss why they used a glow stick and not a rock
Classroom Considerations
- Assumes students know the speed things fall based on gravity
- This content requires Adobe Flash to view
Pros
- Relates math to a popular movie
- Introduces a rarely used survival skill
Cons
- None
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