8th Grade Task: Water Tank

8th Grade Task: Water Tank

Activity/Task Variations

Blooms taxonomy level: 
Understanding
Differentiation suggestions: 

If students can’t get started….

  • Assessing – What is happening to the tank as time goes on?
  • Advancing – Can we determine how “fast” water is draining from the tank?
     
Extension suggestions: 

If students finish early….

  • Assessing – How long would it take the tank to drain completely if there was no automatic shut off?
  • Advancing – What if water was also pumped in at a rate of 2.5 gallons per minute for the entire time. Would the tank ever get down to 50 gallons? If so, how many minutes would it take to shut off.