8th Grade Task: Water Tank

8th Grade Task: Water Tank

PDF icon 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.
Originator: 
Tennessee Department of Education