Online Activities
1) Proportions Game: This game is similar to Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. This is an individual student game.(Posted by Fogg)
Activities
1) Analyzing M & M's Minis (Posted by Fogg): In this activity, students analyze the contents of an M & M's minis bag. They determine the number of each color, write this number as a fraction, decimal, and a percent. They, then, write the ratios of one color to another and to the total number. Next, they determine the unit rate of minis to grams. Then, using proportions, estimate the number of each color in various sizes of M & M bags.
Rates and Ratios
Online Activities
1) Proportions Game: This game is similar to Who Wants To Be a Millionaire. This is an individual student game.(Posted by Fogg)
Activities
1) Analyzing M & M's Minis (Posted by Fogg): In this activity, students analyze the contents of an M & M's minis bag. They determine the number of each color, write this number as a fraction, decimal, and a percent. They, then, write the ratios of one color to another and to the total number. Next, they determine the unit rate of minis to grams. Then, using proportions, estimate the number of each color in various sizes of M & M bags.