Author (s): Jerica Ayers and Chloe Marshall Title of Lesson: Barbie Bungee Team Members: Jerica Ayers and Chloe Marshall Date lesson will be taught: 11/22/13 and Lesson Source (kit, lesson): 11/25/13 Grade level: 9th grade Algebra I Concepts/Main Idea – In this lesson, students model a bungee jump using a Barbie doll and rubber bands. The distance to which the doll will fall is directly proportional to the number of rubber bands, so this context is used to examine linear functions. From this relationship, they will find the equation of a line that models their data, and explain what the intercepts and slope of this line mean. Objective/s- Evaluation The Students Will Be Able To: Understand the relationship between the Formatively, we will monitor the students for understanding while they are distance Barbie falls and the number of collecting, graphing, and to questions interpreting data. Students’ responses rubber bands in her bungee cord. will be vital in this process. The summative assessment (exit slip) is at the Explain the meaning of the slope and end of the lesson plan. intercepts of the best fit line. Predict how variables (Barbie weight, Barbie height, bigger rubber bands, etc.) would affect Barbie’s drop distance. Common Core Standards
Author (s): Jerica Ayers and Chloe Marshall Team Members: Jerica Ayers and Chloe Marshall Title of Lesson: Barbie Bungee Date lesson will be taught: 11/22/13 and 11/25/13 Grade level: 9th grade Algebra I Lesson Source (kit, lesson): Concepts/Main Idea – In this lesson, students model a bungee jump using a Barbie doll and rubber bands. The distance to which the doll will fall is directly proportional to the number of rubber bands, so this context is used to examine linear functions. From this relationship, they will find the equation of a line that models their data, and explain what the intercepts and slope of this line mean. Objective/s- The Students Will Be Able To: Understand the relationship between the distance Barbie falls and the number of rubber bands in her bungee cord. Explain the meaning of the slope and intercepts of the best fit line. Predict how variables (Barbie weight, Barbie height, bigger rubber bands, etc.) would affect Barbie’s drop distance. Evaluation Formatively, we will monitor the students for understanding while they are collecting, graphing, and interpreting data. Students’ responses to questions will be vital in this process. The summative assessment (exit slip) is at the end of the lesson plan. Common Core Standards