The Adventures of "Shelly the Sea Turtle"

This is a hands-on activity that will keep your students engaged while learning about vectors. Students will create a map using provided coordinates that will plot the "Adventures of Shelly the Sea Turtle."

Students are given the opportunity to be creative and distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and assess which should be used used to describe an event.

Resource ID#: 128870 Type: Lesson Plan

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Subject(s): Science

Grade Level(s): 9

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Computer for Presenter, Internet Connection, Basic Calculators, LCD Projector, Smart Phone/Tablet

Instructional Time: 48 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes

Keywords: vector and scalar quantities

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Worksheet, Problem-Solving Task, Text Resource, Formative Assessment

Resource Collection: FCR-STEMLearn Physical Sciences

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