Advertising with Ratios in Comparing and Scaling: Ratio, Proportion, and Percent by Glenda Lappan (Grade 7)

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Theme:

Using Ratios and Percents to “Sell” a Product or Idea

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Math

Duration:

40-50 minutes

Standards
& Goals:

New Jersey State Learning Standards:
4.1. Number and Numerical Operations – number sense and numerical operations
4.4. Data Analysis, Probability and Discrete Mathematics – (data analysis) statistics
4.5. Mathematical Processes – communication and reasoning

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:
 

  • Learn how to express ratios in different ways.
  • Use their knowledge of ratios to support an argument/idea of their own.
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