Horatio's Ratios (Activity Eight) | Horatio's Drive

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Horatio's Drive Horatio Jackson 20th century transportation transcontinental road trip Winton touring car horseless carriage automotive travel automobiles autos adventure journey vehicle calculate calculation average rate ratio estimation cost economy
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Mathematics History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Post-Secondary
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Horatio's Ratios (Activity Eight) | Horatio's Drive

Students will apply the concept of averages, ratios and rates to calculate aspects of Horatio's road trip. Dr. Horatio Nelson Jackson accepted a gentleman's bet in 1903 and drove from San Francisco to New York City in a Winton touring car. On the centennial of Jackson's achievement, Ken Burns and Florentine Films made a documentary film that follows his historic - and hilarious - journey. Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip is a one-episode, two-hour film.
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