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Title Slope and Speed (revised)
Description Students explore the relationship between the speed of an object and the slope of a line. Does not require that students know how to calculate slope. Included an optional math extension.
Subject Mathematics, Physics
Level Middle School
Type Lab
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords graphing, slope, speed
Simulation(s) Graphing Lines (HTML5)

Author(s) Sarah Borenstein
Contact Email sborenstein@cherrycreekschools.org
School / Organization Campus Middle School
Date submitted 2/5/16
Date updated 2/18/16
English
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