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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Proportional Reasoning: Set 1

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will identify and use properties to solve equations when given a word problem or one that is already set up for them.
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Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: How Big Was Hagrid?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson learners will decide mathematically how large Hagrid, from the Harry Potter series, is through their reading of persuasive techniques.
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Professional Doc
Queen's Printer for Ontario

E workshop.on.ca: Effective Instruction in Math, 4 6: Big Ideas [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Volume 1 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for explaining five big ideas of number sense and numeration to students in grades 4 through 6: quantity, operational...
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Lesson Plan
Thinkport Education

Math by Design: Proportional Reasoning [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners will understand how to use proportional reasoning in measurement problems.
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eBook
Other

Big Ideas Math: Interpreting a Proportional Relationship [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Illustrated examples partnered with follow-up practice problems for interpreting proportional relationships.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Bead Dazzling (Proportional Reasoning) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive lesson plan on algebraic thinking where students create and identify patterns using proportional reasoning. Research based, this lesson plan includes technology connections, items for discussion, and extension activities.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline Lesson: Mix It Up [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A lesson based on the story, "Oliver's Fruit Salad," where young scholars explore the concept of proportional reasoning through modeling, student sharing, and questioning. A great introductory lesson for this concept that is sure to...
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Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Balancing Act

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about balance by placing objects on a playground teeter totter. Take the challenge to show what you learn.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Art Class, Variation 1

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore proportional relationships using paint colors in this lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Art Class, Variation 2

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson plan, 7th graders explore proportional relastionships using paint colors.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Music Companies, Variation 2

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson plan students solve multi-step equations using proportional relationships.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Buying Coffee

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, 7th graders explore the proportional relationship between coffee and the cost.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Selling Computers

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use proportional reasoning to determine the amount of sales needed in this lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Sale!

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders are using proportional reasoning to solve real world problems in this lesson plan.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Friends Meeting on Bikes

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use proportional relationships to determine the difference in speed between two girls riding bikes in this lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Robot Races, Assessment Variation

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson plan students watch a video of robot races then answer questions in regards to the given graph.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Art Class, Assessment Variation

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders knowledge of proportional relationships is assessed in this lesson plan using the mixtures of paint.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Buying Bananas, Assessment Version

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, 7th graders determine the proporitonal relationship between bananas and the cost.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Finding a 10% Increase

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use proportional reasoning to sovle a percent problem in this lesson.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Buying Protein Bars and Magazines

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson plan, 7th graders determine the amount of magazines that can be purchased and explore proportional relationships.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp How Fast Is Usain Bolt?

For Teachers 7th
This lesson plan has students determine how fast a human can run and compare that speed to some of the fastest animals.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Dueling Candidates

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders use proportional reasoning to solve word problems regarding an election.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Robot Races

For Teachers 7th
This lesson plan allows students to explore proportional relationships using information from robot races.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp and 7.g Sand Under the Swing Set

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson plan, 7th graders determine the amount of sand needed to cover a particular area using proportional relationships.