Section 1

Section 1 Introduction

 

 

Castles were built as places of safety for their owners. In the photo above you can see vertical walls and the land rising steeply to the castle. These features helped to make attacks on the castle difficult.

 

In this section you will look at angled surfaces and ways to describe them. As you consider slopes, you will also consider safety. For example, how does the slope of a roof relate to the safety of people building the roof, or how does a road grade relate to the safety of trucks going down the road?

 

In the Module 3 Project: Luge Track Comparison, you will compare the slopes of two Olympic sliding tracks. You will consider how the slopes relate to the safety of the athletes who use the track.