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Future Highway
 

Theme 3: Traffic Management

Objectives:

  • Explore factors that impact the traffic flow
  • Explore the statistical nature of traffic flow analysis
  • Use a computer model to assess two potential solutions to a problem
  • Write an algorithm composed of if-then statements
  • Explain and interpret data tables and graphs and find the corresponding data description
  • Create data based questions
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  • Activity 1: Traffic Jam by Patrick Young and Peg Steffen

    Activity 1: Traffic Jam

    Patrick Young and Peg Steffen

    Computer models can be excellent tools for analyzing complex systems. In this activity, students will use a web-based computer model to explore the relationship between the volume of traffic and the time it takes for vehicles to get from point A to point B. Then ... Read More

  • Activity 2: Anger Management by David Hernandez and Peg Steffen

    Activity 2: Anger Management

    David Hernandez and Peg Steffen

    Road rage is anger caused by inconveniences, incidents, or irresponsibility while driving. It can result in yelling, honking, tailgating, weaving, and blocking traffic. Road rage fatalities are increasing but there are strategies to help lessen road rage. These include overhead signs warning of upcoming traffic, ... Read More

  • Activity 3: Traffic Management by David Hernandez and Peg Steffen

    Activity 3: Traffic Management

    David Hernandez and Peg Steffen

    Traffic management in busy urban areas is an extremely complex problem. Issues such as traffic congestion from home to work, suburban growth, preservation of scenic landscapes and historic neighborhoods, and the ability to walk, bike, and access public transit make traffic management a challenge. Traffic ... Read More

  • Activity 4: Information Board by David Hernandez and Peg Steffen

    Activity 4: Information Board

    David Hernandez and Peg Steffen

    In 1969, the National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) began collecting data about Americans’ travel habits. During the survey period, each household was sent a travel diary and asked to report all travel by household members on a randomly assigned “travel day”. Data were weighted to ... Read More

 
 
 

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