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| The Jasper Series | Three Jasper
Adventures in Trip Planning
| Trip-Planning Adventures |
Types of Problems |
Difficulty Levels |
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Fuel |
Distance/
Time |
$ |
Payload |
Landing
Area |
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Journey to Cedar Creek
Students meet Jasper as he reads a newspaper ad for an old boat
for sale. Jasper decides to see this boat, and we follow him
up the river to Cedar Creek Marina. He test drives the boat,
and learns the running lights don't work. He decides to buy
the boat. Students are challenged to help Jasper determine if
he canmake it home before sunset and without running out of
fuel. |
X |
X |
X |
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With 1 route, 1 mode of transportation, 1 speed,
1 fuel consideration, 1 driver and budget, JCC is the least
complex trip problem. As with each episode, students must generate
the subproblems, identify relevant data and carry out the calculations
to solve this approximately 15-step problem.
Appropriate for grades 5 and up; some 4th grade classes
report success un using; challenges college students. |
Rescue at Boone's Meadow
Jasper's friend, Larry, has just taught another friend, Emily,
to fly an ultralight airplane. Jasper and his friends discuss
his upcoming camping trip to Boone's Meadow. On the trip Jasper
finds a badly wounded eagle that needs emergency care. The challenge
is for students to determine the fastest way to rescue the eagle
and how long that will take. |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
With several routes, 2 modes of transportation,
2 speeds, 1 fuel consideration, payload, landing area and 2
drivers, RBM has several feasible solutions.
Appropriate for grades 5 and up; some 4th grade classes
report success in using; challenges college students. |
Get Out the Vote
Jasper goes to metropolitan Trenton to investigate a story on
solid waste dumping. He meets Ms. Clayton, who is running for
mayor. 2 days before the election, her campaign manager indicates
getting voters rides to the polls is key to her winning. Students
are challenged to help prepare plans for driving as many voters
as possible to the polls on election day. |
X |
X |
X |
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GOV involves multiple objectives, multiple routes,
2 modes of transportation, 4 speeds, 2 fuel considerations,
multiple time constraints, and budget constraints. While the
calculations are no harder than in other episodes, the abundance
of data and multiple objectives invites students to prioritize
goals, identify strategies, organize data, and develop algebraic
shortcuts. There are many feasible solutions.
Grades 7 and up. |
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Solutions
