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Temperature Math Activity PerformanceTemperature Math Activity Performance
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Radford University
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
1 hr 30 mins
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Temperature Math Activity

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Warm up to a vacation-finding activity. After choosing a location for a vacation, pupils research the average monthly temperatures for the locality. They create scatter plots of the data and then determine the equations of the best-fit curves.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

data analysis, temperature, regression analysis

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Allow the class to choose personally relevant places not listed in the worksheet

Classroom Considerations

  • Scholars should have knowledge of regression analysis
  • Access to a graphing calculator or spreadsheet program is necessary

Pros

  • Provides an assessment list for learners to check over their work before submission
  • Includes a benchmark response

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSS-ID.B.6.a

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