Categories
Genres
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
High school
Sign up / login

Steepness and fall hiking

Algebra Number Sense Geometry Math and Science Sports
2023-11-20 09:44:45

Steepness and fall hiking


Fall is a beautiful time of year for hiking. Many students will be walking in the woods and mountains to enjoy the colorful leaves and the cool weather outside.  Let them combine what they are doing with their families and friends with a little mathematics about percent grade change.  Why are there warnings about a 6% road grade change ahead?  Why does everyone talk about the vertical gain on a trail that is only 3 miles long?  Enjoy using slope and the Pythagorean Theorem in a new way.


Activity Solutions & Supporting Materials
Tags:
slope Pythagorean Theorem 8.G.7 7.EE.3 HSF-IF.B.6 8.EE.5 MP1 MP2 7th 8th HS 8.EE.6 8.G.8 HSG-MG.A.1 MP6 percent change
Share this:
Comments (0)
    Display 1 - 10 Of total 0
    Valentine's Day Activities (Compilation)
    Happy Valentine...
    Leslie's socially-distanced party
    I risked infecting my friends or becoming infect...
    Sugary Record
    How big is the world's largest cotto...
    Stone Ice Storage
    In this activity, students will estimate the...
    Hands of Support
    Lorenzo Quinn, an Italian sculptor, created ...
    Will sending you back to school this year cost a fortune?
    With high inflation rates, supply short...
    Cheap-otle?
    mage from Chipotle. One of my favorite food...
    Temperature change (Discussion Prompts)
        Note: This is not intended...
    Weird wing prices
    Clicking on this image will show it larg...
    Steve Jobs 1955 - 2011
       "Steve leaves behind a company that ...