Lesson Plan

Not Your Average Average

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Students discover that if a distance is traveled in two or more segments at different average speeds, you cannot average the average speeds. Instead the total distance traveled must be divided by the total elapsed time. Students practice on their own after going through an example as a class.

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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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