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"What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?" by Robert E. Wells Lesson Plan"What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?" by Robert E. Wells Lesson Plan
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"What's Faster Than a Speeding Cheetah?" by Robert E. Wells

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Students read a graph, perform mathematical calculations, and display information in a new graph.

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6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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