Get three planes to line up safely. Individuals work through a set of problems to eliminate spacing conflicts between three airplanes in flight. The pupils use their knowledge to change the airplanes' speed or route to meet a controller's flight requirements. The interactive is the last in a series of six lessons. 

Concepts

distance, distance rate time problems, speed, airplanes, air travel

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have classmates determine the exact speed airplanes should travel to have the ideal spacing exactly as they leave the sector

Classroom Considerations

• The class should be familiar with how changes in speed and path affects the time to the destination
• Class members should be comfortable working with distance-rate-time problems

Pros

• The interactive allows learners to test the solutions for the worksheet 
• Uses a number line to determine the proper spacing

Cons

• None

Common Core

7.RP.A.3 HSN-Q.A.1 MP1 MP4 MP6