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Pbs Learning Media: Math in Fencing: Distance as a Variable

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Learn how understanding distance--both lunge distance and the distance between you and your opponent--is an important strategy in the art of fencing. This clip is from the Center for Asian American Media. In the accompanying classroom activity, students measure their own lunge distance, write and solve equations, and use ratio language to compare their numbers to that of their classmates. This resource is part of the Math at the Core: Middle School Collection. [2:21]

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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional|practice