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Proportion of the Human Form

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students discover proportions of the Human Body.  In this anatomy lesson, students create replicas of the Human body using nothing but paper and glue.  Students share their creations with the entire class.
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Using Proportions to Estimate

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate ratio and proportion. In this unit rates lesson, students estimate using proportions and find their errors in doing so. They calculate unit rates and define the concept of unit rates.
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Math and the Greek-Golden Proportions

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study math and the golden mean. In this math meets Greek history lesson, 4th graders study ratios and proportions in relation to the Greeks. The use of clay is incorporated ino this lesson. 
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Dragonfly

For Teachers 7th Standards
The speed of a dragonfly brings math into the real world as your learners collaboratively see the value in calculating unit rates in direct proportion problems. This six-phase lesson encourages you, as the teacher, to only ask questions...
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Families of Parallel Lines and the Circumference of the Earth

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How do you fit a tape measure around the Earth? No need if you know a little geometry! Pupils begin by extending their understanding of the Side Splitter Theorem to a transversal cut by parallel lines. Once they identify the proportional...
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Constant Rates Revisited

For Teachers 8th Standards
Find the faster rate. The resource tasks the class to compare proportional relationships represented in different ways. Pupils find the slope of the proportional relationships to determine the constant rates. They then analyze the rates...
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Solving Problems with Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of proportions. For this proportion lesson, 7th graders play a review game involving whiteboards. Students work in groups to solve a given proportion the fastest. Students also work in pairs to...
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Proportion Problems

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of proportions. In this proportions instructional activity, 7th graders determine which offer is the better deal given two pizza offers. Students use cross products to solve proportions. Students...
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Proportionality Using "Jack & the Beanstalk"

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners apply ideas of proportionality from "Jack and the Beanstalk." They compare objects that are proportional to Jack with those that are in proportion to the Giant. They measure their hands and use those measurements to determine...
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Scale factors: Ratios and Proportions

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students create building and models using scale factors. In this geometry lesson plan, students apply the properties of ratio and proportion to solve problems. They identify the means and extremes property of cross multiplication.
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Interior Design Proportion and Scale

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore the principle of design proportion and scale using discussion, projects, state core standards, etc. They recognize the difference between scale and proportion for practical application in their own lives and...
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"How Divine Is My Proportion?"

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the concept of the divine proportion/golden ratio. In this Fibonacci Sequence exploratory lesson, 8th graders measure the length and width of various objects to see which items have a divine proportion. Students...
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Ratio and Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the means and extremes of a proportion, the how to make a scale drawing.
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Solve for Scale Factors Using Proportions

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders solve problems using proportions with scaled drawings. They work with maps and blue-prints discussing scales and plans and examine different polygons and figure out the scale factors or proportions they have been changed by.
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Baseball Proportion

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders measure regular baseball bats and souvenir bats in centimeters. They determine how tall a person would be to be in proportion to the souvenir bat, create a poster depicting the person, and explain the proportional...
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Proportional Segments Between Parallel Lines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils identify similar triangles.  In this proportional segments lesson, students identify corresponding sides, set up ratios, and find the length of the missing side of a triangle.  They use the parallel/proportionality conjecture to...
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Proportions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study proportions. In this mathematics lesson plan, students measure their body length, head length, and ratio of their body, write their findings on a group chart, and discuss how a person's head size or arm span are in...
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Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a instructional activity that focuses on having them solve different proportions. The instructional activity includes an example that the teacher can work from in order to deliver direct instruction.
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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents - Week 4

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this ratio, proportion and percent worksheet, students solve problems involving ratios and proportions. They identify the percent of increase and decrease, solve ratio problems with proportions, and find sale prices. This two-page...
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Ratio and Proportion

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students investigate ratio and proportion.  In this middle school mathematics lesson, students write ratios and find equal ratios.  Students use ratio and proportion to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy body proportions.
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Proportions a/b=c/d

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners calculate distance and proportion of objects. For this algebra lesson, students define proportion and how it is used in math. They solve the problem through guided instruction.
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A Matter of Proportion

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students measure the relative heights of the mosaic giraffe and its trainer and compare their proportions to an actual giraffe and zoo trainer.
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Ratio, Percent, & Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of percents, ratios, and proportions. In this percents, ratios, and proportion lesson, 7th graders have 237 ounces of beads to weigh. Students work in groups to weigh the beads in a way so that each...
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Ratios and Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this ratios and proportions worksheet, students complete a series of short answer questions based on different charts and word problems dealing with ratios and proportions. Students complete 9 problems.

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