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Round-Robin Debates
Debate One: Two teams are racing
to find treasure buried in three
places on the beach. Team A is
given directions in rectangular
coordinates. Team B is given
directions in polar coordinates.
Both teams start from point X.
Debate 1
Claim A
Claim B
Team A will find the buried treasure
faster and more accurately.
Team B will find the buried treasure
faster and more accurately.
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Debate Two: You hire a company to create a
baseball field. They have never seen one before,
and they said they can only make things from math
equations.
Debate 2
Claim A
Claim B
It will be faster and more accurate to
explain the field in rectangular
coordinates.
It will be faster and more accurate to
explain the field in polar coordinates.
Debate Three: Your science teacher wants you to
compare the elliptical orbit of earth and mars.
Earth
Mars
Debate 3
Closest
Distance to
Sun (miles)
147,000,000
207,000,000
Furthest
Distance to
Sun (miles)
152,000,000
249,000,000
Eccentricity
0.0167
0.0934
Claim A
Claim B
It will be more informative to
compare the rectangular coordinates
and equations of earth and mars.
It will be more informative to
compare the polar coordinates and
equations of earth and mars.
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Round Robin Debate 1
Student 1: Claim A
Student 2: Claim B
Student 3: Judge
Warrants
Round 1
Counterarguments and/or
Responses
Warrants
Round 2
Counterarguments and/or
Responses
Claim A:
Claim B:
1 Point for Evidence-Based
Warrants
Student A
Student B
Total Points
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Judge Tally
2 Points for Responding to
Arguments Using Evidence
Comments
Round Robin Debate 2
Student 1: Judge
Student 2: Claim A
Student 3: Claim B
Warrants
Round 1
Counterarguments and/or
Responses
Warrants
Round 2
Counterarguments and/or
Responses
Claim A:
Claim B:
1 Point for Evidence-Based
Warrants
Student A
Student B
Total Points
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Judge Tally
2 Points for Responding to
Arguments Using Evidence
Comments
Round Robin Debate 3
Student 1: Claim B
Student 2: Judge
Student 3: Claim A
Warrants
Round 1
Counterarguments and/or
Responses
Warrants
Round 2
Counterarguments and/or
Responses
Claim A:
Claim B:
1 Point for Evidence-Based
Warrants
Student A
Student B
Total Points
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Judge Tally
2 Points for Responding to
Arguments Using Evidence
Comments