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Walking the Plank

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This is a cool math activity. Kids collect and interpret data based on a physical act. A board is balanced between a scale and a step, learners record a peer's weight as it decreases while s/he walks further away from the scale. They make a chart, ordered pairs, and then graph what they've seen to explain the relationship between weight and distance.

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weight, measurement, independent variables, variables, dependent variables, scale, data analysis, data collection, graphs, graphing data, graphing, ordered pairs, coordinate plane

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dependent variable, graphing data, independent variable, ordered pair, scale, weight, collecting data, interpreting data, math
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6th - 8th
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Math
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