Linear Equations and Functions

40 Years From Now

Predict futures sports records based on past statistics.

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Aquariums Under Pressure

What qualities or characteristics would you look for in the material that is used to make an aquarium?

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Bank of Columbia

Determine the payback time for an investment in a wind energy power plant.

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Building a Rover

Build a two-dimensional "rover" and analyze its ability to climb over obstacles as you vary the diameter and spacing of its "wheels."

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Cantilevers

Measure and analyze the relationships between deformation, length of beam, and amount of force applied for a cantilever.

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Deep Sea Missions

Plot the relationship of pressure vs. depth and find the equation that represents it.

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Frame Stress

When force is applied to something to see how it affects its shape, it is often called stress. The amount of bending can be measured as an angle, and is called the deflection.

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Get Your Red-Hot Solar Panels!

You will need to explain in your one-sheet how quickly the panels will repay their purchase price, based on local electricity costs that you must determine. You should find a way to illustrate this point.

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Microgravity Exercise

Begin by making a hypothesis concerning how a person’s heart rate would change when they begin exercising, while they are exercising over a period of a few minutes, and when they stop exercising.

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Rice Production

Graph data on the total amount of rice production of the US over a span of many years; look for patterns and predict rice production over the next 10 years.

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