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World Record Balloon Dog

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What is the world record for a dog popping 100 balloons? Viewers observe as a dog pops 25 balloons and must figure out how long it should take for the canine to pop the other 75. They discover the previous record and predict if this dog can be the new world record holder.

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CCSS: Designed
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Instructional Ideas
  • Discuss why it's not safe for dogs to pop balloons
  • Debate if the graph should be linear, quadratic, or exponential and why
Classroom Considerations
  • Relies on prior knowledge of rates and proportional reasoning to solve a real-life problem
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Pros
  • Offers multiple methods to solve the problem
  • Includes high-interest videos
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Common Core