Turtle Time Trials (DESMOS activity)


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In this Desmos lesson, students explore connections among different representations of proportional relationships, with a glimpse at non-proportional relationships. The lesson centers around a race between turtles of different constant speeds. After encountering the context with an animation, students analyze and create other representations of the scenario: number lines, graphs, tables, and equations.

The lesson includes teacher notes and sample student responses.

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