Curated OER
Proportions
In this proportions activity, students solve and complete 7 various types of problems. First, they determine the better buy based on the information provided for each word problem. Then, students find the value of a variable given its...
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Algebra: Inverse Proportion
Mangahigh is a website with math games aimed at twelve to eighteen year olds. On this site students find and use the formula for inverse variation.
PBS
Pbs: Scale City: Inverse Proportions and Shadows in the Real World
In this video, students take a quick trip through the history of drive-in theaters and are then asked to consider the question, "What is the relationship between the size of an object's shadow and the object's distance from a light...