Act 1
Which car will win the 1 lap race?
Write down a guess.
Act 2
3. What information would be useful to figure this out?
4. Write down some questions you have in your head right now.
Act 3
Would you like to use this task for systems of equations? Ask the students when the orange car will pass the blue car. Then, use the video below for Act 3.
Sequel
5. What would happen if the Honda had a 90 degree head start?
6. What would happen if the diameter of the track was 3 miles wide?
Standards
Common Core
7.G.B.4 - Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems; give an informal derivation of the relationship between the circumference and area of a circle.
HSG.C.B - Find arc lengths and areas of sectors of circles
TEKS
7.9(B) - Determine the circumference and area of circles
G.12(B) - Apply the proportional relationship between the measure of an arc length of a circle and the circumference of the circle to solve problems
Credits
Daily Overview / Satellite imagery courtesy of Digital Globe / Benjamin Grant