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Lesson Plan: Comparing Proportional Relationships
Learning Target: Students will be able to compare proportional relationships using ratios, rates, and graphs.
Success Criterion: Students will demonstrate understanding by accurately identifying and comparing proportional relationships through examples, ensuring they can explain their reasoning.
Vocabulary Words:
- Proportional Relationship
- Ratio
- Rate
- Constant of Proportionality
- Graph
Formula: When comparing two proportional relationships, use the formula: \[ \text{Proportion 1} = \text{Proportion 2} \quad \text{or} \quad \frac{y_1}{x_1} = \frac{y_2}{x_2} \]
Steps:
- Identify the two quantities being compared.
- Calculate the ratios of each relationship.
- Compare the constant of proportionality.
- Graph the relationships if needed.
Lesson:
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Warm-Up (10 minutes):
- Begin with a quick review of ratios and how to find them. Present a few ratio examples (e.g., 4:2, 6:3). Ask students to simplify these ratios and discuss their meanings.
- Pose a real-world scenario: If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, how far does it travel in 3 hours? What is the ratio of distance to time?
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Teaching the Learning Target (20 minutes):
- Introduce the concept of proportional relationships with visual aids (e.g., graphs that show proportional versus non-proportional relationships).
- Explain the constant of proportionality using the equation above, emphasizing how it relates to the slope of a line in a graph.
- Use an example to illustrate comparing two proportional relationships. For instance, compare driving speeds:
- Car A: 30 miles in 1 hour
- Car B: 90 miles in 3 hours
- Walk students through calculating the ratios and the constant of proportionality for each example.
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Practice Problems (15 minutes):
- Problem 1: A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to serve 4 people. How much flour is needed to serve 10 people? Is this a proportional relationship?
- Problem 2: If a bike travels 15 miles in 1 hour, how far will it travel in 4 hours? Compare it to a different bike that travels 20 miles in 1 hour.
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Understanding Check (10 minutes):
- Conduct a quick quiz or exit ticket with a few targeted questions. Examples:
- Identify whether given pairs represent proportional relationships.
- Calculate the constant of proportionality from given pairs and explain what it represents.
- Conduct a quick quiz or exit ticket with a few targeted questions. Examples:
Foldable Activity: Creating a Foldable (Interactive Notebook)
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Materials Needed:
- Colored paper
- Scissors
- Markers or pens
- Glue or tape
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Instructions:
- Step 1: Take a piece of colored paper and fold it in half horizontally, then unfold it. This will create a crease in the center.
- Step 2: On the top half, write the title "Comparing Proportional Relationships."
- Step 3: On the bottom half, cut along the crease but stop 1 inch before the edge. This creates flaps.
- Step 4: Label each flap with the vocabulary words (Ratio, Rate, Constant of Proportionality, etc.) and include the definitions and an example of each.
- Step 5: Include a summary of steps for comparing proportional relationships, and a space for practicing problems.
Closing: Summarize the lesson by reinforcing the importance of understanding proportional relationships in real-world contexts, and remind students to refer to their foldable as they study.
Assessment: Students will be assessed based on their participation, practice problem accuracy, and foldable understanding.
This lesson plan emphasizes student engagement through both teaching and interactive activities, ensuring an overall enriching learning experience.