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The Tinkertoy Derby
Students build and race toy cars, and in the process learn all about speed and how it is measured.
| Subject: Mathematics Topics: - Measurement (speed) - Operations (division) Grades: 3 - 7 Concepts: - Speed Knowledge and Skills: - Can create a chart for the collection of experimental results. - Can divide multi-digit numbers by single digit numbers. - Can solve problems involving speed. |
Download Activity: The Tinkertoy Derby (PDF)
Hands-On Math Movies:
Designing Toy Cars
As a professional toy car designer for Mattel's Hot Wheels, Larry Wood uses basic math concepts such as fractions, measurement and scale to create accurate replicas of the coolest cars on the road.
Running time 2:42 minutes.
Kay Toliver: The Tinkertoy Derby
A "tinkertoy derby" offers a tool to help bring the concepts of distance, time and speed to life.
Running time 2:10 minutes.
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