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Southwest Materials Handling
Description:

During this ABLE presentation Scott demonstrated how he uses Algebra in materials handling systems engineering.  Scott worked with students to make feet per minute calculations for conveyor systems.  Given the desired feet-per-minute and the RPM of a motor students calculated the appropriate conveyor pulley size.

Field:

Electrical
Contact Name and Title:

Scott Little, Systems Engineer
Content Standard/Unpacking:

Algebra 1—5.0*  Students solve multistep problems, including word problems, involving linear equations and linear inequalities in one variable and provide justification for each step.
Standard Unpacked:

  1. Students solve multi-step problems involving linear equations in one variable.
  2. Students solve multi-step problems involving linear inequalities in one variable.
  3. Students solve word problems involving linear equations.
  4. Students solve word problems involving linear inequalities.
  5. Students provide justification for each step in a multistep problem

 

 

 

 

 

Students provide justification for each step in a multistep problem

 

Students provide justification for each step in a multistep problem

 


Sample Problem




 

Name/District:

Kim Terry; SBCSS
Phone:

(909) 386-2636


Email:

Kim_Terry@sbcss.k12.ca.us

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