This course is designed for students studying mathematics at Year or Grade 7, with a strong focus on proportional relationships. This is an essential topic for students to understand, as it provides a foundation for more advanced concepts in mathematics. The goal of the course is to provide students with a strong understanding of proportional relationships, including how to identify them, solve problems involving them, and use them to make accurate predictions.
Course Goals:
- Understand the concept of proportional relationships
- Learn how to identify proportional relationships in real-world situations
- Solve problems using proportional reasoning and calculations
- Use proportional relationships to make accurate predictions
Course Aims:
Over the course of 16 lessons, students will:
- Understand the concept of ratios and how they relate to proportional relationships
- Identify proportional relationships in tables, graphs, and real-world situations
- Use a variety of methods to solve problems involving proportional relationships, including cross-multiplication and unit rates
- Apply proportional reasoning to solve problems related to scaling
- Use proportional relationships to make predictions about real-world scenarios
Lesson Plan:
Module 1: Introduction to Proportional Relationships (2 lessons)
- Lesson 1: The Concept of Ratios
- Lesson 2: Introduction to Proportional Relationships
Module 2: Identifying Proportional Relationships (2 lessons)
- Lesson 3: Identifying Proportional Relationships in Tables
- Lesson 4: Identifying Proportional Relationships in Graphs
Module 3: Solving Problems using Proportional Reasoning (4 lessons)
- Lesson 5: Setting up Proportions
- Lesson 6: Cross-Multiplication
- Lesson 7: Using Unit Rates
- Lesson 8: Applications of Proportional Reasoning
Module 4: Scaling and Ratios (3 lessons)
- Lesson 9: Scaling Problems
- Lesson 10: Ratios and Rates
- Lesson 11: Proportional Relationships and Scale Drawings
Module 5: Predictions using Proportional Relationships (3 lessons)
- Lesson 12: Direct Variation
- Lesson 13: Inverse Variation
- Lesson 14: Joint Variation
Module 6: Review and Assessment (2 lessons)
- Lesson 15: Review of Proportional Relationships
- Lesson 16: Final Assessment
By the end of the course, students will have a solid foundation in proportional relationships, and will be able to apply this knowledge to solve complex real-world problems.