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“CATCH THE FUTURE ”ACTIVITY PLAN
Learning
Process
Parking lines for both sides of a single lane road are going to be drawn. The angle of
parking for a busy street is going to be calculated, maximizing the number of cars
parked. To get the dimensions for the solution first a literature search is needed.
(Source: “Şehiriçi Yollar – Otolar için Otopark Tasarım Kuralları” December 1992
Chart)
The students work in two or three people groups and determine measures like the
dimensions of the car, the width of the road and the parking area. The measures
determined are written on a chart.
The students make a hypothesis for the solution.
Hypothesis 1: Parking in a right angle is the most optimal solution in a busy street
because it allows the highest number of cars parked.
Hypothesis 2: Parallel parking(parking in a 0 degree angle) is the most optimal way
because it requires the least amount of parking space.
Hypothesis 3: Parking in a degree between 0 and 90 is the most optimal way because it
excels in both ways thus creating the optimal way.
The activities of
student’s
reflection
A graph like the one on the side is
drawn and the calculations are done
by students.
Using trigonometry the connection
between the parking angle(x) and the
excess left in the parking area is examined
In the end the most efficient way to park a car is parking it in a 57 degree angle. With it
we can park approximately 69 cars by just using 0,54 mm more than the predetermined
parking area.
Improvement
Process
The students are requested to make the solution more visually appealing by turning it
into a program. Using Information and Communication Technologies Literacy, which
is a 21. Century skill, they can turn this daily life problem into a program. Using
Python, the students can calculate the measures affected by the angle much easier and
can find the most optimal angle easier.
[2017-1-TR01-KA101-037764] the “Catch the Future” Project under contract number Erasmus+ is supported by the European
Commission. However, the European Commission and the Turkish National Agency cannot be held responsible for the views
contained herein.