Using LEGO robots to understand the relationship between rate of change, unit rate, and slope

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Abstract

Presentation given by Georgia Southern faculty member Shelli L. Casler-Failing at Interdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference, Savannah, GA.

This presentation will allow participants to become middle school mathematics students as they collect data to determine the rate of the robot. A classroom lesson will be conducted (with the participants playing the role of the student) to show how LEGO robots can be an engaging tool to create collaboration among students as well as support the understanding of concepts. Participants will work in groups of 2-3 to measure and record the distance traveled by their robot during three different pre-programmed times. The data will be recorded and graphed before being used to complete a series of tasks to create a connection between rate of change, unit rate, and slope. This presentation will culminate with a discussion regarding participants’ reactions to the activity and its implication for classroom use.

Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Mar 1 2019
EventInterdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference -
Duration: Mar 22 2019 → …

Conference

ConferenceInterdisciplinary STEM Teaching and Learning Conference
Period03/22/19 → …

DC Disciplines

  • Education

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