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ORC Resource Number #7389
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Barbie Bungee
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PROFESSIONAL COMMENTARY

The consideration of cord length is very important in a bungee jump—too short, and the jumper does not get much of a thrill; too long, and ouch! 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. An activity packet, spreadsheet applet, discussion questions, suggestions for assessment, extensions of the lesson, and prompts for teacher reflection are included. (author/sw)

OHIO STANDARDS
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Mathematics Academic Content Standards
Patterns, Functions and Algebra Standard
Data Analysis and Probability Standard
NATIONAL STANDARDS
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Principles and Standards for School Mathematics
Algebra Standard
Data Analysis and Probability Standard
RESOURCE TYPE
Instructional Resource
PRACTICE LEVEL
Best Practice
STANDARDS ALIGNMENT
Grades 8–10
TOPICS
Mathematics --
Algebra;
Linear functions;
Statistics;
Data display;
Technology;
KEYWORDS
scatterplot;
line of best fit;
applet;
spreadsheet
Publisher: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Author: Samuel E. Zordak