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October 09, 2012 

Oct 59:57 AM 

<strong>Match</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>descriptions</strong> on <strong>the</strong> right to each graph. More than one 

description is necessary for some graphs. Assume home is at 0 m. 

Speeding up 

Constant Speed 

Away from home 

Speeding up 


Slowing down 



Slowing down 

Stopped 

Toward Home 


Toward Home 

Speeding up 

Toward Home 

Slowing down 

Toward Home 



Aug 57:09 PM 

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<strong>Match</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>descriptions</strong> on <strong>the</strong> right to each graph. More than one 

description is necessary for some graphs. Assume home is at 0 m. 



Describe <strong>the</strong> trend: 

Rises Up to <strong>the</strong> 

Right 

Speeding up 




Right 

Slowing down 

Toward Home 


Falls to <strong>the</strong> right 

Time 

Distance 

Increases 

Decreases 

Describe <strong>the</strong> relationship: 

Increases 

Distance 

Increases 

Time 


Increases 

Distance 

Increases 

Time 



Right 



Toward Home 

Slowing down 


Speeding up 

Toward Home 

Time 

Distance 





Right 



Increases 

Decreases 



Increases 

Distance 

Increases 

Time 



Right 



Aug 57:09 PM 

Mr. Macho is walking around, his home is located at <strong>the</strong> origin. 

<strong>Match</strong> <strong>the</strong> description with <strong>the</strong> correct graph. 

Mr. Macho walks away from home 

at a constant speed, stops for a 

bit, <strong>the</strong>n continues 

Mr. Macho walks away from home 

at a constant speed, stops for a 

bit, <strong>the</strong>n goes back home. 

Mr. Macho walks away from 

home at a constant speed. 

Mr. Macho walks towards home 

at a constant speed. 

Oct 49:12 AM 

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Consider <strong>the</strong> following scenario and corresponding graph to 

complete <strong>the</strong> following: 

• Mr. Macho is walking from his 

home to <strong>the</strong> gym. 

• He begins walking a constant 

rate for ____ minutes. 

• He stops to talk to his friends for 

____ minutes which is ______ metres 

from his house. 

• He continues to travel to <strong>the</strong> gym 

at a constant rate for ____ minutes. 

• It takes Mr. Macho a total of 

____ minutes to get to <strong>the</strong> gym. 

• The gym is ____ metres from his 

home. 

Oct 32:39 PM 

Study <strong>the</strong> graph that matches <strong>the</strong> story of Mr. Macho's journey. 

Mr. Macho's Home is at 0m and his school is 100 m away. Find <strong>the</strong> flaw in <strong>the</strong> 

graph and re‐draw it so that it makes sense. 

Mr. Macho is walking at a steady rate from his home for 6 minutes, <strong>the</strong>n stops 

for 5 minutes. Realizing he is late for school, he begins to run at a steady rate 

and arrives as <strong>the</strong> bell rings 8 minutes later. 

Flawed Graph 

Corrected Graph 

Answer 

Aug 911:40 AM 

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1 Which of <strong>the</strong> following best describes Mr. Macho's 

movement? 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

Mr. Macho travels at a constant speed, <strong>the</strong>n stops 

Mr. Macho goes slow at first, <strong>the</strong>n speeds up 

Mr. Macho goes slow at first, <strong>the</strong>n stops 

Mr. Macho goes fast at first, <strong>the</strong>n slows down and stops 

Mr. Macho goes fast, <strong>the</strong>n stops 

Aug 91:55 PM 

2 Which of <strong>the</strong> following 

best describes Mr. 

Macho's movement? 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

Mr. Macho increases his speed until 50 m, stops, <strong>the</strong>n 

decreases his speed and keeps going 


increases his speed and keeps going 


decreases his speed and keeps going 


increases his speed to go back home 


decreases his speed to go back home 

Aug 92:19 PM 

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3 Which of <strong>the</strong> following graphs would represent a roast 

cooking in an oven over a five hour period? 

A 

C 

B 

D 

Aug 92:46 PM 

4 According to <strong>the</strong> graph, how long did <strong>the</strong> oven take to 

preheat to <strong>the</strong> desired temperature? 

A 

B 

C 

D 

E 

20 min 

40 min 

30 min 

2 hrs 

350 min 

Aug 93:03 PM 

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5 For how long was <strong>the</strong> oven at <strong>the</strong> same temperature? 

A 

B 

C 

D 

20 min 

40 min 

60 min 

80 min 

Aug 93:05 PM 

6 At 80 minutes, <strong>the</strong> oven had completely cooled. 

True 

False 

Aug 93:06 PM 

6


7 Mr. Macho leaves home, increases his speed for 4m, 

<strong>the</strong>n stops for 1 minute to think. He realized he forgot 

his notebook. He runs back home while increasing his 

speed. 


A 

C 

B 

D 

Aug 93:13 PM 

Check Your Understanding 

Stopped to talk to Ms. Rubino in <strong>the</strong> office. Walked to my class. 

Parked my car in <strong>the</strong> parking lot and walked into <strong>the</strong> school. 

Walked into <strong>the</strong> school 

Drove to school from Tim Hortons. 

Parked my car and went in to buy my coffee. 

Got in my car and drove to Tim Hortons. 

Oct 22:08 PM 

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Tell Me A Story 

Name: ____________________ 

Write a story describing your trip from when you left <strong>the</strong> house this morning to when 

you got to your first period class. 

Draw a graph of your story, including time. 

Oct 310:55 AM 

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