Sidewalk Slope (Lesson 8 of 9)

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Lesson Description:

This resource is the eighth lesson in a series of nine from the Vocational Math: Contextualized for Construction course that was taught at Madison Area Technical College. This lesson introduces students to the concepts of % slope, pitch per foot, and total fall in the context of sidewalk concrete work. By the end of the lesson, students will be able to: Given one item (% slope or pitch per foot or total fall) calculate the other two.

The expected total time for the lesson is 45 minutes. Students will need a Construction Master Calculator to complete the lesson.

Lesson Contents:

Lesson materials include one student lesson, one completed lessons from class, instructor notes/guide, and one homework key.

The 3-page student guide includes objectives, problem situations, and practice/homework questions.

The 8-page instructor guide includes prerequisite assumptions, competencies, notes, objectives, answers to problem situations, and more.

For orientation purposes Lesson-8-Sidewalk-Layout-Problem-Student.pdf is included as a separate attachment and offers a sample of the type of material included in this learning module.

Below is a list of the folders contained within the .zip attachment. The size of each file is included in parenthesis.

Lesson 8_Sidewalk Slope (5 files, 2 MB)