Pokémon Go Cheat
by Dan Meyer
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Act One
- 1.
What is a guess you know is too high?
- 2.
What is a guess you know is too low?
- 3.
What is a guess you think is just right?
Act Two
- VideoContrasting Cases
- Teacher noteShow students the contrasting cases as they're considering helpful information.
- 4.
What information would be helpful to know here?
- VideoSlow-Motion Fan
- Teacher noteThe length of the fan blade is approximately 45 centimeters.
- Teacher noteInvite your students to time the fan in order to calculate its rotational velocity (revolutions per second). Then help them understand how to use that information to calculate how long it'll take the phone to travel 5 kilometers.
- FileSample Student Work
Act Three
- VideoThe Answer
Sequel
- 5.
Pokémon Go calls you a cheater if the phone is moving faster than 1 m/s. Knowing that, where should you put the phone on the fan?
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Does that actually work?! Also, how long would the fan have to be on to hatch the egg? If it was on a higher speed, would it be faster?
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Would a treadmill work if there were enough clearance for the phone and the case?
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How long will they have to wait until the phone has done 5km? How could they save time here?
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How does having a phone attached to only one of the blades affect the rotation of the fan?
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Does tying your phone to a fan replicate the walking/traveling motion to hatch your egg in pokemon go?
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How many times does the fan have to spin before it gets to 5K? How many times per minute does the fan spin?
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How does the spinning fan "trick" the phone into thinking that you're walking?
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