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No More Traffic Jams: Lesson 3
Traffic is a very real concern for any Urban dweller. After watching a video showing various traffic issues and solutions, learners group up to discuss and develop innovative traffic solutions of their own. They explore vocabulary and...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: Gridlock in 2010 Elections
Investigate symbolism within a political cartoon in this critical analysis handout, which outlines issues of the 2010 election process. Background information (on the risk of gridlock in legislation and the challenges of either party...
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Gridlock Jr.
In this gridlock worksheet, students roll dice and put counters in the ordered pairs on the graph that they get from the rolled dice. Students play this game and whoever gets 3 in a row wins.
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Better Traffic Flow
Students calculate the maximum number of cars passing a point in a given amount of time. In this better traffic flow lesson, students work with an existing Excel spreadsheet to solve the traffic flow problem. Students read the...
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Gridlock
Students investigate the problem of gridlock. For this secondary mathematics lesson, students explore solutions to the condition of gridlock and create a report or presentation of their recommendations that includes supporting evidence.