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Pupils investigate the air pollution situation in China by fitting a curve to historical data. They dig deeper into environmental issues that are of interest and provide a mathematical analysis of the issue. Class members develop a route for a recycling truck and determine the cost to use an environmental friendly truck to run the route.
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Instructional Ideas
- Invite the transportation coordinator from the post office or garbage service to come explain how they plan routes
Classroom Considerations
- Assumes the class has experience in scatter plots and regressions
- Requires learners to be knowledgeable of environmental science
Pros
- Includes data to use for the regression activity
- Contains answer keys for faster grading
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- None