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Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12, Informal Education
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Mathematics, Physical Science, Measurement and Data Analysis, Problem Solving, Flight and Aeronautics
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Problem Set B
In this Problem Set B, students will be introduced to the effects of speed changes on airplane spacing.
Problem Set B: Student Workbook
In the previous LineUp With MathTM Problem Sets, students used route changes to resolve spacing conflicts. In this Problem Set, students begin to explore the effects of speed differences on airplane spacing. This will prepare them for subsequent Problem Sets where they resolve spacing conflicts via speed changes.
Students will:
- Learn that when a plane’s speed is reduced, the difference in the plane’s distance traveled can be calculated by multiplying the difference in speed by the time traveled. (For a mathematical derivation of this relationship, see Appendix II.)
- Learn how to relate a decrease in plane speed in knots to a decrease in distance traveled each minute.
- Learn the correspondence between a 60-knot reduction in plane speed and the resulting decrease in distance traveled in a 1 minute interval on a jet route. (Students will encounter this particular speed reduction and multiples of it in subsequent workbooks.)
This activity is part of the Smart Skies: LineUp with Math Lessons