Synopsis:

Creating CarsYour students like to ride in them, plan to drive one and hope to own one, but do they know they could also have a job designing cars? Inspire them by taking them inside Ford Motor Company to see how designers and engineers use math to steer the direction of their concept cars.
Running time 5:01 minutes

Algebra in the Real World Activities:

New Car Tips
Subject: Algebra
Topics: Patterns and Functions
Grades: 7 - 12

Force, Mass, Acceleration
Subject: Algebra
Topics: Expressions and Equations
Grades: 9 - 12

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