reaction time

Curriculum Embedded Task
Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE), The New York City Teacher Design Team
Michal Lomask
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Science
9, 10, 11, 12
High (9-12)

In this task, students will learn how to measure reaction time and then they will explore how various factors affect their individual reaction time as well as the reaction time of other students in class.

This guide provides you with the information you need in order to prepare students...

Stopping Distance

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Curriculum Embedded Task
Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE)
Kari Kokka
Vinci Daro
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Mathematics
Algebra 2
10, 11, 12
High (9-12)

This task begins with an animated video clip showing a cat jumping into the road, and a car nearly hitting it, which motivates a framing question: Can the driver stop in time? This sets the context for a whole-class brainstorm about what quantities might need to be considered in order to answer...