Buried Treasure

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Buried Treasure

• Algebra/IPC Performance Task
• Motion and Linear Equations

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Ships log 1

• What is your job and duties within the crew?
• What personal characteristics do you possess that
  will make this job challenging for you or easy
  for you? (3 - 5 sentences)

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Ships log 2

• Where are you sailing from/what is your port
  city?
• How did you arrive at this port? - Explain how
  did you graph the line to find this city. (3 - 5
  sentences)

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Ships log 3

• Where are you sailing to? What is your
  destination city?
• What is your course heading? - Explain how you
  calculated your equation and show all your work.
• How will you get to your destination? Describe
  where you will stop along the way. Will your
  ships sail together? Etc.
• 7 - 10 sentences

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Ships log 4

• Simple machines chart
• Within the chart explain how this machine makes
  the work on the ship easier.
• Write a short paragraph explaining why you picked
  these machines and how they will be used on the
  ship. (3 - 5 sentences)
• Momentum calculation

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Ships log 5

• Where do you think the treasure is buried?
• Describe how you narrowed the search region. -
  Describe how you graphed the inequalities. (5 - 7
  sentences)
• Write the inequality for the final clue and show
  all work the treasure is north of the line
  containing the points (-18, 8) and (-11, 16)

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Ships log 6

• What is the total distance you will be sailing to
  get to the treasure trove?
• What is the maximum and minimum amounts of time
  it will take to sail to the islands? - How did
  you calculate this?
• How long will you be able to sail before stopping
  for more supplies?

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Ships log 6 contd

• Do you recommend sailing as a group of ships or a
  single ship for this leg of the journey?
• Describe the path your captain chose to follow.
  Explain where you will stop along the way.
• Do other members of your ship agree with where
  the treasure is? Do you all agree with how (the
  course) you will get there?

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Ships log 7 honors

• Describe the development of the system of
  navigation that utilizes latitude and longitude.
• How does flattening out a map of the earth
  effect the distances/calculations? Etc.
• Include a sample calculation of how pirates or
  sailors used mathematics to navigate.

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Ships log 7 contd.

• Describe the different types of ships pirates
  might have used.
• Compare and contrast the velocities with which
  each type of ship could travel. What are the
  advantages and disadvantages of each type.
• Describe in detail how different types of simple
  machines were used by pirates.