In this Cyberchase media gallery, learn about ratio and proportion and how to use an algebraic shortcut to solve proportion problems. In the accompanying classroom activity, students play a game called the "Pom-Pom Nose Push," in which they collect data and determine the ratio of time to distance.

Concepts

proportions, ratios

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Additional Tags

proportional relationships, pbs, ratio, proportion, cross multiply, and divide, recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional

Common Core

8.EE.B.5 7.RP.A.2.c 7.RP.A.2.b 7.RP.A.2.d 7.RP.A.2.a