Bungee Jump Safety

One the group tasks in class this unit involved students working as a group safety commission to determine the safety of bungee jump rides at local theme parks.  For this activity, students created a mini-bungee apparatus and collected data on weight (x)  and cord stretch(y).

Students created graphs and equations for the data they collected and used the equations to make predictions concerning safety.  These predictions included things like maximum weight limits and how high to put the bungee platform from the ground.

Today in class we discussed saftety issues and the role of meteorologists and safety personnel in making decisions to protect our community.  Being a river town, Vanceburg is often at threat of flood and needs to stay updated on water levels anda flood stage.  The example below is a student's work examining data from concerning hours and water level.  In this example, the student describes the relationship, determines a lineare equation to fit the data, and makes predictions.  The predictions and decisions made are similar to real-life predictions that would be made if considering this data.

This student accurately predicted that it will take about 30 hours for the water to be at the top of the dam.