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Act 1
Act 1
I designed this task to encourage students to work with graphs, write equations, employ unit rates, introduce functions that aren't constant, introduce the concept of systems, etc. Feel free to adapt the information provided in act 2 to address your needs. See the resources link below for more information/images.
Act 1 Part 1
Act 1 Part 1
1 Liter Water Filling Clip Act 1 Smaller.m4vWhat do you notice?
What do you wonder?
Act 2
Act 2
When will the measuring cups hold the same amount of water and how much water will they each contain?
Information:
- The container on the left fills at a rate of 11 milliliters per second.
- The container on the right fills according to the graphs below.
Act 3
Act 3
1 Liter Water Filling Clip Act 3 SmallerTime.m4vResources/Links
Resources/Links
Challenge Questions (in no particular order)
1) Approximately when will each glass contain 100 ml? How do you know?
- Which graph did you use?
2) What would an equation look like for the left glass?
3) What would an equation look like for the right glass?
- The right side fills to 500 ml in 5 seconds. Then fills at a rate of 2.12 ml per second.
4) When will each glass contain 1 liter?
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