Illuminations: Barbie Bungee - 0 views
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The consideration of cord length is very important in a bungee jump—too short, and the jumper doesn’t get much of a thrill; too long, and ouch! In this lesson, students model a bungee jump using a Barbie® doll and rubber bands. The distance to which the doll will fall is directly proportional to the number of rubber bands, so this context is used to examine linear functions.
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This is a great activity that we did in my AP Statistics class in high school but which can be used in lower level math classes as well. Barbie bungee jumping!
