Education Technology


Car Stopping Distances

Activity Overview

This activity uses the tranformation graphing application on the TI-84 calculator to discover the equation for the stopping distance of a car on dry pavement.

Before the Activity

Please see the attached Word .doc for more details.

During the Activity

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After the Activity

Review student results:

  • As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
  • Re-teach concepts as necessary