Summary
A Cyberchase segment: Digit competes against Hacker in a cooking contest, making a CyberSouffle that takes 12 minutes — and uses a digital clock to figure out when it will be done. A clear elapsed-time problem with real stakes.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
- How did Digit figure out when the souffle would be ready?
- What is 'elapsed time'?
- How could you find elapsed time without a clock to look at?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: elapsed time, start, end.
Try it: A cake goes in at 2:15 and bakes 40 minutes. What time does it come out?