Students will find the mean and median speed for the Indianapolis 500. Rates per lap will be calculated as well as the length of each lap. Students will need to research information via the Internet. An understanding of mean and median. May. Student interesst is hight then.
Students can work in pairs or individually depending on classroom environment.
Students should use the previous years' data if the Indy 500 has not been raced when this assignment was given. Students will be directed to various sites on the Internet to collect data pertaining to the Indianapolis 500. They will research information pertaining to the Official Indianapolis results. Unfortunately, some of these sites are open lines for communication. Given the speed of each of the participants, they will be able to calculate the average speed per lap, and determine the number of miles in each lap.