Mt. Whitney to Death Valley

This task engages students in an open-ended modeling task that uses similarity of right triangles.

Resource ID#: 44612 Type: Problem-Solving Task

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Subject(s): Mathematics

Grade Level(s): 9, 10, 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators , Students , Parents

Suggested Technology: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office

Instructional Time: 30 Minute(s)

Keywords: similar triangles, modeling, Pythagorean Theorem, trig ratio, right triangle

Instructional Component Type(s): Problem-Solving Task

Instructional Design Framework(s): Guided Inquiry (Level 3), Cooperative Learning

Resource Collection: Illustrative Mathematics

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