About This Lesson
Learners are asked to investigate whether a marathon could ever be run in under two hours using the Problem Solving Cycle. They are asked to interpret and plot time series graphs; convert units and calculate speeds.
Subject
Math — Ratios and Proportional Relationships
Grade Level
Grades 6-8
Resource Type
Activity
License
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A nice functional lesson based on the topic of speed/distance/time graphs and calculations. It looks at the times it has taken people to run a marathon and pupils are asked to investigate if it is possible to run a mile sub 2 hours. A great way to get pupils to analyse and investigate a problem.