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Telling a Story
Focus for this activity
In this activity you'll be exploring the relationship between graphs and stories.

The first graph shows a race between Isabel and Shanice, with some questions to answer about it.

The second graph tells a story about two trains. You get to write the story.


A race!
At right is a graph that tells a story about a race between Isabel and Shanice. Below are some questions for you to answer about it. Please submit your answers for anonymous sharing.












Who won the race, Isabel or Shanice? Isabel Shanice Can't tell How do you know? How long is the race in miles? 0.5 miles 1.0 miles 1.5 miles 2.0 miles 2.5 miles How long did the winner take to run it? 3 min 6 min 15 min 20 min 22 min Did one of the runners pass the other? Isabel passed Shanice Shanice passed Isabel Can't tell If one runner passed the other, at what time did that occur? 3 min 6 min 15 min 20 min 22 min Didn't occur Who moved the quickest for a short period of time? Isabel Shanice Can't tell How do you know which runner moved the quickest for the shortest period of time?





What was Isabel's fastest speed? (in miles/minute) What was Isabel's slowest speed? What was Shanice's fastest speed? (in miles/minute) What was Shanice's slowest speed?





What is a story about a race that matches the graph?
Creating a story
A graph showing the position of a train traveling between three stations is shown to the right. The distances are in miles, and the time is in minutes. Station A is at position 0, Station B is at position 10, Station C is at position 25. Create a story about a train trip that matches the graph. Feel free to invent characters and actions. What might have happened, for example, after 35 minutes?

After you submit your story you'll be able to see some of the class' stories on the next page if your teacher chooses several and releases them for viewing.














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Train Trip Stories
After you have submitted your story on the previous page, you will see some of your classmates' stories below after your teacher releases them. If the stories are not visible yet, click the Results button.



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