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This Mowing the Lawn activity also includes:
It'll take as long as it'll take. After watching a short video clip of someone moving a lawn as well as a running stopwatch, pupils estimate how long it would take to mow the entire lawn. Provided diagrams show the dimensions of the lawn and the lawnmower to help with the task.
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Instructional Ideas
- Get pupils to determine how long it would take to mow their own back yards or local parks
Classroom Considerations
- Learners should be able to convert between units
- Familiarity with proportions and rates is necessary
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Pros
- Simple task that teenagers relate to—mowing lawns
Cons
- Opening each image and video separately is a bit tedious