Date: Mon Oct 14 08:48:43 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Christian
Answer(or question to Mentor): Dear Mentor,
My name is Christian Jasper. The answer to the challenge question is 32 miles, because, every second you count, that’s how many miles away the storm is.
Date: Mon Oct 14 18:08:32 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Christian
Answer(or question to Mentor): Sorry Kevin, here are the correct answers:
1. 1mile per 5 seconds, 1 mile = 5280 ft, 5280 ft per 5 seconds.
2.
a. 100 lightning strikes per second, 100x60=6000 per minute.
b. 100 lightning strikes per second, 60 minutes per hour, 60x60=3600, 3600x600=360000 lightning strikes per hour.
c. 3600 seconds, 86400 per day, 86400x100=8640000 lightning strikes per day.
d. 8,640,000x7=60,480,000 per week.
e. 60,480,000x7=423,360,000 lightning strikes per month.
f. 8,640,000x365= 143200000
518400000
+2592000000
=
3,143,600,000
Date: Fri Oct 18 01:06:59 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Christian
Mentor Reply: Christian,
Thank you for your response. I can see how you are thinking, but does the sound travel one mile every one second? Please look at the problem again and tell me if you notice anything.
Excellent work on the challenge problem. Check out your calculations for parts "e" and "f". I look forward to seeing your revisions.
Kevin
Date: Fri Oct 18 08:33:33 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Christian
Answer(or question to Mentor): Kevin,
Thanks for the complement. My father helped me with the challange problems at the bottem of the page. Also, he helped me figure out that sound travles about 5000 feet per mile. I didn't see anything wrong with the problems "e" and "f". If you still see it, please explain the problems with those problems.
Christian
Date: Sat Oct 19 16:30:30 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Christian
Instructor Comments:
Kevin,
Once again, this student apprently already saw your response through the teacher's admin password. I have asked her not to do this again!
It appears that you need to be really direct with Christian. Tell him straight up that his answer to the first question is incorrect. I think your explanation of why it is incorrect is excellent, and you should go with that next. After that, encourage him to explain his thinking as if he is explaining to a classmate.
Also, obviously, please respond to his question about the challenge answers.
Good job!
Dr. Bowers
