Activity Overview
This StudyCards™ stack is a teaching activity that demonstrates that the constant rate of change idea is present in many situations outside the mathematics classroom. Use with Foundations for College Mathematics, Ch. 2.3, 4.1.
Before the Activity
Download the attached StudyCards™ file to students' calculators.
During the Activity
Use this StudyCards™ set to begin to understand that the constant rate of change idea is present in many situations outside the mathematics classroom.
After the Activity
Review student results
As a class, discuss questions that appeared to be more challenging
Re-teach concepts as necessary