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Atlantean Dodgeball Instructional VideoAtlantean Dodgeball Instructional Video
Publisher
New Mexico State University
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Grade
6th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Types
Instructional Videos
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Media Length
5:26
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For Teacher Use
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Duration
2 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Video
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Accessibility
Closed Captions
Year
2014
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Atlantean Dodgeball

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  • Atlantean Dodgeball (Spanish Version)
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  • Answer Key (.pdf)
  • Learner Guide (Spanish Version) (.pdf)
  • Answer Key (Spanish Version) (.pdf)
  • Teacher Guide (.pdf)
  • Atlantean Dodgeball Comic (.pdf)
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Develop ratios within sporting games. Class members watch a video about dodgeball and see how coaches compare the scores. Pupils then work with ratios to compare the scores throughout the tournament. Using their knowledge of ratios, they continue to make comparisons between sports teams and investigate part-to-part and part-to-whole relationships.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

ratios, equivalent ratios, equivalent fractions, fractions, decimals, percents, sports, dodgeball, converting fractions to percents, converting fractions to decimals

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Brainstorm ways ratios are used in sports

Classroom Considerations

  • The class should have some knowledge of ratios
  • Assumes students know how to convert fractions to decimals and percents

Pros

  • Includes an answer key for easy grading
  • Provides either a video or comic to introduce the story line
  • Contains a video for teachers to help implement the lesson

Cons

  • None

Common Core

6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.2 6.RP.A.3.a 6.RP.A.3.b 6.RP.A.3.c 6.RP.A.3.d 7.RP.A.1 7.RP.A.2.a 7.RP.A.2.b 7.RP.A.2.c 7.RP.A.2.d 7.RP.A.3

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