Introduction
Your assignment is to apply your understanding of the formula distance equals rate times time to find the quickest route and the shortest route (which may not be the same!) to take when going on vacation with your family.
You will decide which route to take and explain why this route will be the best route to reach your destination.
Task
Your task is to choose a destination for your family to go for vacation. You will choose two different routes and compare them to decide: 1) the quickest route and 2) the shortest route. Using the information in the process section and your understanding of d=rt, you will write a brief summary of which route to take to reach your desired destination and why.
Process
1) Choose a family vacation destination!
2) Use Google Maps to find two routes beginning from your house to your chosen vacation destination.
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Select "Get Directions"
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"A" will be your home address
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"B" is the city you have chosen for your vacation
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Click on the "get directions" button
3) Once your directions appear, write down the distance (in miles) and time (in hours - *note: you will have to convert minutes into parts of an hour, see below for instructions)
4) Back at the top of Google Maps, just under your final destination, select "Show Options". You will be given an option to "Avoid Highways". Select this option and click "Get Directions".
5) Repeat #3 for the new route.
6) Now that you have your distances and times, use the formula d=rt to find the rate (Note: this rate will be your average rate for the trip. In real life, your rate will change throughout your drive).
7) Now that you have distance, rate, and time for each route, write a summary (about one paragraph) of which route was the shortest and which was the quickest (*this may or may not be the same route). Describe which route you would take and why. You are not required to take the route which is the quickest and/or shortest, but you must explain why you chose the route you took!
*Conversion for minutes to hours: (1 hr/60 min)(# min) = X hr [# is number of minutes listed on Google maps, X is the part of an hour which you are trying to find]
Evaluation
| Criteria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
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| Following Directions - Did the student follow the directions laid out in the process section? | Student did not follow directions. | Student followed some directions given. | Student followed most directions given. | Student followed all directions completely. | |
| Proper use of formula d=rt. Did student apply the formula correctly? | Student did not use the formula. | Student used the formula incorrectly. | Student used the formula correctly, but made an error in calculation. | Student used formula correctly and did the calculations correctly. | |
| Explanation of route chosen. Did the student give a detailed paragraph explanation of the route they chose? | Student did not choose a route. | Student did not explain their route choice. | Student did not give a detailed explanation of their route choice. | Student gave a detailed paragraph explanation of their route choice. | |
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Total Score: __ out of 9 |
Conclusion
Great job!! You have now learned how to use your understanding of distance, rate, and time in a practical way. Maybe you can celebrate by testing out your new route for vacation!
Credits
Work Cited
Knore, Jennifer. “Are We There Yet?” WebQuest: Are We There Yet?, 7 Oct. 2010, zunal.com/conclusion.php?w=66766.