3 Bridges

Act 1

1. Which car will cross its bridge first?

2. 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

Sequel

5. What would happen if the car in Virginia was going 50 mph?

6. What would happen if the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge was 41.58 miles long?

Standards

Common Core

• 6.RP.A.3.D - Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units; manipulate and transform units appropriately when multiplying or dividing quantities.

TEKS

• 7.4(E) - convert between measurement systems, including the use of proportions and the use of unit rates