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Using Technology to Enhance Learning: Hermit Crab Races

  • In this experiment, the students watched hermit crabs to compare their speeds and rates.

  • First they measured the hermit crabs in their shells.

  • Then they let the hermit crab run for 5 seconds and measured how far it went.

  • This allowed the students to calculate the speed of the hermit crabs.

  • By using a ratio, the students predicted how far students would run based on their heights.

  • The students tested their results by running for 5 seconds and comparing the distance they actually ran with their predictions.
  • Using a spreadsheet program allowed the students to calculate the higher math that they were less familiar with.

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