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Connie Flowers 5th grade Templeton Elementary School Name ________________Date_________Teacher___________ Can You Graph It? The Fifth grade teachers at Templeton are planning to purchase some new computer equipment for use in the 5th grade classrooms. Your class has been selected to test the equipment that displays graphs using motion detectors. You will explore to find out how the equipment operates; then, write a set of directions explaining how to create certain types of graphs. Finally, you will write a letter to the Fifth grade team with your recommendations of whether or not they should purchase this equipment. Engagement Activity 1 What causes the automatic doors to open when you approach them at the supermarket? Exploration Activity 2A Watch the monitor as someone walks in front of the motion detector. What happens? ____________________________________________________ Activity 2B Draw the graph that you observed. Activity 3A Watch the monitor as someone stands in one place in front of the motion detector. What happens? ____________________________________________________ Activity 3B Draw the graph that you observed. Activity 4A Watch the monitor as someone walks away from the motion detector. What happens? ____________________________________________________ Activity 4B Draw the graph that you observed. Activity 5A Watch the monitor as someone walks toward the motion detector. What happens? Activity 5B Draw the graph that you observed. Explanation Activity 6 What conclusions can you construct based on what you have observed? Exploration Activity 7A Look at the graph below. How would you move in front of the motion detector to make a graph that looks like the one below? Distance (meters) Time (seconds) ____________________________________________________ Activity 7B Observe as someone moves in front of the motion detector to create a graph like the one above. Were they successful? Why or why not? ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Activity 7C Draw the graph below. Distance (meters) Time (seconds) Activity 8A Observe someone walking toward and away from the motion detector quickly. Describe what you think the graph will look like. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Activity 8B Draw the graph below. Distance (meters) Time (seconds) Activity 9A Observe someone walking toward and away from the motion detector slowly. Describe what you think the graph will look like. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Activity 9B Draw the graph below. Distance (meters) Time (seconds) Explanation Activity 10 How would you tell someone to move to make a graph like the one below? Distance (meters) Time (seconds) ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ Elaboration Activity 11 Your teacher is thinking of purchasing this equipment for use in her classroom next year. Do you think she should? Explain how the activities in this investigation helped you understand graphs. Use information from the investigation to support your answer. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________