Interpretation of Graphs, Tables & Maps
 : Car Race
Approach: Station
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Resources: Text and graphic

Questions / instructions:
4 friends have a race with cars of different weights. They let the cars go at the top of a ramp and see how far they travel along the floor. The car that goes the longest distance is the winner.

This chart shows how far each car went.

 
  % responses
y4
y8

1. Which car is the winner?

Don's
94
100

2. Which car is 3rd?

Aki's

83
95

3. What do you notice about the weight of each car and the distance each travelled?

the heavier the further

35
72
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