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Creekland Students Use Teacher's Car For Science Lesson

The students recently took part in an activity where they calculated velocity and acceleration rate of a teacher's car.

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An educator’s car has come in handy in helping students at Creekland Middle School learn a new concept.

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Creekland Middle School students are learning about science through studying car speed.

Eighth-grade science students, under the guidance of Derek Tobin, recently spent part of their class time outside to calculate the velocity and acceleration rate of science teacher Angie Rubel’s car.

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Photo 1: Eighth-grader Tiffini Trahan and her classmates prepare to time the car as it travels a specific distance.
Photo 2: Tobin and students prepare to time Rubel’s approach to the first distance marker.
Photo credits: Cherokee County School District

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