| Lesson start ideas | Give a creative idea how to begin a lesson |
| Which subject | Mathematics |
| What age group | Year or Grade 7 |
| What topic | Identifying and creating proportions using concrete examples, such as finding a unit rate of recipes or calculating sales tax. Partnered activity: proportional relationship scavenger hunt |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Any other preferences | Provide donow mini lesson and exit slip |
Welcome to our exciting math lesson on Identifying and creating proportions using concrete examples. Today, we will be exploring the concept of proportional relationships through a fun and interactive scavenger hunt.
To start, let's review what we know about proportions. A proportion is a statement that two ratios are equal. We can use proportions to compare relationships between items or quantities and find missing values. For example, we can use proportions to calculate a unit rate for recipes or to figure out the sales tax for a purchase.
To get started, you will be partnered up with another student. Your task is to work together to find examples of proportional relationships around the classroom and complete the scavenger hunt worksheet. The worksheet contains various scenarios, such as finding the unit rate of a recipe or calculating sales tax, where you can apply the concept of proportions.
As you work through the scavenger hunt, make sure to discuss your answers with your partner and explain how you found them. This will help you deepen your understanding of proportional relationships and build your problem-solving skills.
Once you have completed the scavenger hunt, we will review the answers together as a class. We will discuss the strategies used to identify and create proportions and how these can be applied to real-life situations.
To wrap up the lesson, please complete the exit slip by answering the following questions:
Thank you for participating in our Proportional Relationship Scavenger Hunt and learning about Identifying and creating proportions using concrete examples.