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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 to guide learners to come up with the answers. This wonderful step-by-step, all-inclusive, lesson plan includes guiding questions as well as a description of a learner's walk through improving his mathematical communication and thinking.
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Instructional Ideas
- Make developing learners' sophistication of mathematical thinking a priority as they learn how unit rates affect proportionality
Classroom Considerations
- Student presentations take a lot of class time and it is time well spent if learners improve their mathematical communication and understanding of someone else's thinking
Pros
- Thorough lesson plan with all needed materials
- Suggests questions to ask during presentations to help develop learners' conceptual understanding
- Includes helpful graphic organizers
Cons
- None