Shipping Routes
by Dan Meyer
skips
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Act One
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If you think they'll meet again, what's an amount of time you know is too high?
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If you think they'll meet again, what's an amount of time you know is too low?
Act Two
- LinkShipping Route Simulator
Go to this link. Try different combinations of shipping times. Write down the time it takes the ships to meet back up. Do you notice any patterns?
Act Three
- VideoAnswer
Sequel
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Could you create two boat times so that the boats would never return to shore at the same time? Prove it.
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What if you had three boats? Four?
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How many times will the fast ship cross the channel before they land at the same time?
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These look like sail boats and not shipping vessels. ARe they sail boats for shipping?
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Will they ever both hit the same side of the shore at the same time?
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What is the distance covered by ships?At what instance both the ships begin at the same shore?
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How many laps are the racing? And how much further (or does it) go further
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