3- Ratio's and Proportions



In this blog post week will be discussing week 6 and 7.

Ratios and Proportions! 


Image result for ratio After reviewing the overall and specific expectations, we began to solve problems related to ratios and proportions. We solved problems involving money/cost, food/weight, internet/rate - these where all real world examples. This modelled the importance of Teaching through Problem Solving. 





      My classmate Rae did her learning presentation on Ratios and  Proportion related to baking. Her activity was problem solving based, we got to collaborate with a partner to answer a series of questions. This activity was very fun because we where able to apply proportional skills to a relatable experience, which was baking.  

Recipes Ratio and Proportion Worksheet





 In week 6 our Game for our Forum post was called Decention. This game allowed students to compare different forms of ratios, i.e. fractions, decimals and percents and group them together. My role this  week was to be the curriculum connector. 


Curriculum Expectations: 
Overall Expectation: P.78
  • Demonstrate an understanding of proportional reasoning by investigating whole-number Read, represent, compare, and order whole numbers to 100 000, decimal numbers to hundredths, proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers; rates. 

Specific Expectation: p.79 - Proportional Relationships
  •  Describe multiplicative relationships between quantities by using simple fractions and decimals
  • Determine and explain, through investigation using concrete materials, drawings, and calculators, the relationship between fractions (i.e.,with denominators of 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, and 100) and their equivalent decimal forms ( e.g use a 10x10 grid to show that 2/5 = 40/100, which can also be represented as 0.4) 

Patterning and Algebra! 

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     This week I was the Facilitator for the Learning Presentation Activity. I chose to target the 7th grade. I created a handout for my activity that enhanced students understanding of growing and shrinking patterns. A way to help students understand growing and shrinking patterns is through the use of manipulatives, I set up cubes to show a growing pattern. Related image 


They where asked to use a T-chart to demonstrate the growing and shrinking pattern. From the T-chart, they where then to find the algebraic expression, and the 30th term. Finally, they where to model the linear growing pattern on a graph. 

Throughout my activity I often checked in with my group members to ensure they where on track. I then took up the algebraic expression with my group members on a chart paper. 

For Forum post I chose to do a game related to Geometry and Spatial Sense, in order to prep my classmates for our math class next week! I will include a description of this activity for my next blog....stay tuned! 

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