Busy buses bustling back and forth. In this middle school assessment task, learners use information given in a graph to answer questions about bus schedules. They then determine how many times a bus passes by other buses going in the opposite direction.

Concepts

graphs interpreting, distance

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Consider using the task as a class activity

Classroom Considerations

• Although the task is listed as aligned to 7.RP, it is not really about proportional relationships
• Note that the task uses what is commonly referred to as military time (e.g., 0900)

Pros

• Includes scored student work, providing great examples
• Easily understood context helps pupils learn the content

Cons

• Rubric does not include information about the correct lines that students need to draw

Common Core

7.RP.A.1 7.RP.A.2.a 7.RP.A.3 MP2 MP3 MP6 MP7