Students in Room 5 had the opportunity to take part in a speed trial exercise with Holly from the Wairarapa Road Safety Council. She brought with her a speed gun radar, similar to those used by the police, and showed the students how to use it, and how it can be used to gather speed data.
The students used the speed gun radar to test the speed of the cars driving past our school between 11:30am and 12:30pm on Monday 24th August.
Out of the 41 cars tested, most were travelling below the speed limit, with only three vehicles travelling above by 1 km/h. The average speed was a fantastic 39km/h. Well done drivers! It was great to see the amount of respect these drivers have for the speed limit in our area.
Taking part in this exercise enabled the students to practice skills they have been learning in mathematics, and apply them to a real-life situation using real data. Students were able to calculate the average speed, use their BEDMAS knowledge to calculate the vehicle's stopping distance, and create graphs to show their data.
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