Rates in Air Travel

Students explore rate through commercial air travel: starting from their own speed estimates, they confront variability, then use real flight data to calculate rates, analyze distributions, and identify a typical NYC–LA speed, extending to how time and speed relate when distance is held constant (tables, graphs, CODAP modeling).

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Additional Info

Field Value
Subject Area Mathematics
Grade Band 6-8
Technology Tool CODAP
Class Time Estimate 3
Standards Alignment
  • 6.RP.A.1
  • 6.RP.A.2
  • 6.RP.A.3
  • 7.RP.A.1
  • 7.RP.A.2
Prerequisites Division with decimals; fractions and minute-to-hour conversion; rate as "per"; units of measurement; reading tables.
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Date Created July 8, 2026
Last Updated July 8, 2026