Lesson Goals
- Given a detailed description of an event, create a corresponding story graph and understand the importance of labeling each axes.
- Given a story graph, create a detailed description of the event.
- Given a story graph that represents a distance vs time scenario, use slope calculations to determine average speed of the objects or people in question.
- Understand when a graphical representation cannot represent a distance vs time scenario.
Try This
David baked oatmeal cookies for his family.
- At 1:00 PM, David finished making \(16\) oatmeal cookies and left them out on the counter to cool down.
- At 2:00 PM, David's mom and dad took \(2\) cookies each.
- At 4:00 PM, David's sister took \(3\) cookies.
- At 6:00 PM, David's brother took \(4\) cookies.
- At 7:00 PM, David's dog took \(2\) cookies.
- At 9:00 PM, David took \(3\) cookies.
Create a graph of the relationship between the number of cookies on the counter and time.