~~Text Me Later
How Dangerous is texting and driving? -adopted from mathalicious
INTRODUCTION:
Every year people are killed or injured because of drivers who are distracted by their
phones. But just how dangerous is texting and driving…and how can we discourage
people from doing it? Students will use unit rates to discover how far a car
travels while someone sends a text message. They will uncover some
troubling statistics about the dangers posed by distracted driving to teens in
particular and also the general population. In the end, students will discuss
whether or not texting and driving should be illegal and what a suitable
punishment might be. Students will use linear equations to interpret and justify
their data.
Step 1: Visit the link and watch a public service announcement
from the AT&T “It Can Wait Campaign” highlighting the dangers of texting and driving.
http://www.mathalicious.com/lesson/text-me-later/
(Slide 2)
Step 2: Choose one of the messages below and compose a response in the empty bubble.
Then, type your response in your own phone and have someone time how many
seconds it takes you.
A. What are you doing later?
B. Movie suggestions?
C. Ordering food, what do you want?
1. How long did it take you to
type your message?
2. How long did it take you to type each word (unit
rate)?
3. In order to understand the dangers of texting and driving it helps to
know how far a car can travel while the driver is texting. You are driving on
US 27 traveling 30 miles per hour. How many miles are you traveling per
second? How many feet per second?
4. Write an equation to represent the distance the car travels while
texting (y=mx+b). Hint: Use feet per second to represent your
slope.
5. What value represents the slope? Y-intercept?
6. Use your equation to create a table to include the distance your car would travel
after 0-10 seconds.
7. Create a graph to represent your information. Make sure to label the x
and y axis; and include a title. Use appropriate
intervals
8. How many feet did the car travel after 10 seconds? How many words
on average is this? What dangers lie in the data? Do you think texting
and driving should be illegal?(be specific, use your data to support why
texting and driving is dangerous). (Check out the video via http://www.mathalicious.com/lesson/text-me-later/
(slide 8)
WRAP-UP:
We calculated this information based on traveling 30 mph, but what if you were on
the highway traveling 70 mph? (There is a video simulator slide via http://www.mathalicious.com/lesson/text-me-later/
Check out the difference in traveling 30 vs. 70mph. How far would the car go then-just imagine the recklessness Distracted driving has consequences for people other than the driver. Even if you think you are a
‘great’ texter; not everyone on the road will be. Be safe, don’t text and drive. It can wait
http://www.itcanwaitsimulator.org/
How Dangerous is texting and driving? -adopted from mathalicious
INTRODUCTION:
Every year people are killed or injured because of drivers who are distracted by their
phones. But just how dangerous is texting and driving…and how can we discourage
people from doing it? Students will use unit rates to discover how far a car
travels while someone sends a text message. They will uncover some
troubling statistics about the dangers posed by distracted driving to teens in
particular and also the general population. In the end, students will discuss
whether or not texting and driving should be illegal and what a suitable
punishment might be. Students will use linear equations to interpret and justify
their data.
Step 1: Visit the link and watch a public service announcement
from the AT&T “It Can Wait Campaign” highlighting the dangers of texting and driving.
http://www.mathalicious.com/lesson/text-me-later/
(Slide 2)
Step 2: Choose one of the messages below and compose a response in the empty bubble.
Then, type your response in your own phone and have someone time how many
seconds it takes you.
A. What are you doing later?
B. Movie suggestions?
C. Ordering food, what do you want?
1. How long did it take you to
type your message?
2. How long did it take you to type each word (unit
rate)?
3. In order to understand the dangers of texting and driving it helps to
know how far a car can travel while the driver is texting. You are driving on
US 27 traveling 30 miles per hour. How many miles are you traveling per
second? How many feet per second?
4. Write an equation to represent the distance the car travels while
texting (y=mx+b). Hint: Use feet per second to represent your
slope.
5. What value represents the slope? Y-intercept?
6. Use your equation to create a table to include the distance your car would travel
after 0-10 seconds.
7. Create a graph to represent your information. Make sure to label the x
and y axis; and include a title. Use appropriate
intervals
8. How many feet did the car travel after 10 seconds? How many words
on average is this? What dangers lie in the data? Do you think texting
and driving should be illegal?(be specific, use your data to support why
texting and driving is dangerous). (Check out the video via http://www.mathalicious.com/lesson/text-me-later/
(slide 8)
WRAP-UP:
We calculated this information based on traveling 30 mph, but what if you were on
the highway traveling 70 mph? (There is a video simulator slide via http://www.mathalicious.com/lesson/text-me-later/
Check out the difference in traveling 30 vs. 70mph. How far would the car go then-just imagine the recklessness Distracted driving has consequences for people other than the driver. Even if you think you are a
‘great’ texter; not everyone on the road will be. Be safe, don’t text and drive. It can wait
http://www.itcanwaitsimulator.org/