Pupils try to get a collar on temperature with a short assessment item that asks them to compare two different methods in converting Celsius to Fahrenheit. Individuals try to find out when an estimation provides conversions that are too high.

Concepts

measuring temperature, degrees celsius, degrees fahrenheit, temperature conversion, estimation, systems of equations, systems of linear equations, graphing systems of equations

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the responses to the short task to identify pupils that need additional instruction on solving problems involving systems of linear equations

Classroom Considerations

• The class should know how to solve a system of equations

Pros

• The resource contains sample work that has been analyzed
• The rubric provides point values to assign to each portion of the task

Cons

• None

Common Core

8.EE.C.8.a 8.EE.C.8.b 8.EE.C.8.c MP2 MP3 MP6 MP7