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Students are given the timetables of two trains, each going along the same route, but one coming and the other going. Carefully crafted questions ask students to create and analyze a graph of position vs. time for one train, then to explain mathematically the ways a graph of the other train’s run should resemble the first graph. Finally, they create the second graph and try to explain the unexpected discrepancies between the two graphs. A full solution and scoring rubric are included.

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Subject keyword(s)Algebra, Data analysis, Data and measurement issues, Data collection, Data presentation, Education, Engineering mathematics, Experimental design, Graphing techniques, Mathematics, Mathematics for the physical science, Process skills, Real world applications, Representation, Sampling and surveys, Statistics, Visual representation
Grade levelMiddle School, High School, Vocational/Professional Development Education
Intended audienceEducator, Professional/Practitioner
Resource typeAssessment Materials, Instructional Material
Resource formattext, text/html, text/plain
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