Lesson 3: You Draw It

In Lesson 1 you solved a problem with three fueling stations using a simulation. Now, have you learned enough to complete the process on your own without the help of a computer? Get out your pencil and sharpen your brain to solve a new problem.

Doing the science

1. You do not need the simulation to complete this lesson.
2. Note the location of each of the three existing fueling stations described in Table 1. Copy the gridded map below (Figure 1) onto a piece of graph paper, then draw and label points on the map representing each of the three stations.
3. Using only your paper, pencil and a ruler, find the best location of the new fueling station. Record this location in Table 1.

Table 1. Fueling Stations’ Locations

Fueling Station’s Letter	Location
J	3rd Avenue and 9th Street
D	4th Avenue and 4th Street
I	9th Avenue and 5th Street
New Fueling Station

Figure 1.

Do You Understand?

1. Describe how you arrived at the best location of the new fueling station.



2. Describe how this task differed from the one you completed in Lesson 1.