Ratios in real life

Today we played with ratios a bit more.  We practiced simplifying ratios and finding equivalent ratios, but we'll continue to work on that throughout the next few days.  We also reviewed the various ways we could set up a ratio; part to part, part to whole, and whole to part.

This evening, you should finish your ratio ad if you need to.  We looked at the way ratios are used in advertisements and then created our own.  Many of you finished in class, but if you didn't, please add your finishing touches this evening!

 

Homework:

Tomorrow we will continue to work with ratios, focusing on the different types and finding and using equivalent ratios.

-Miss K  :)

Online Homework!

Hello and welcome to your first online homework!!!  Please play a few games, take a look at a few sites and use pencil and paper to complete the more complicated problems.  This should take you 15-25 minutes tonight.  If you have time to play around more, feel free, but don't suffer through a page that is too difficult.  When you finish, PLEASE SIGN YOUR FIRST NAME, LAST INITIAL AND CLASS COLOR IN THE COMMENTS BELOW! Also, tell me what you think about online homework!  Should I do this more often?

Unit Rate and Rate understanding!
    Lesson  This is a great interactive way to practice.  Work through the whole thing!
    Play  Use these manipulatives to play with rates.
    Quiz yourself Take this basic quiz to determine rates.
    Tougher Questions  Want to challenge yourself?  Try these!
    How fast can you Calculate?  Timed questions!

Proportions and Ratios
     Dirt Bike Proportions  Play the game with others and see if you can make it into the high scores!
     Interactive Ratios and Proportions Fill in these step by step problems to practice.
     Ratio Bike Race Select the equivalent ratio to advance.
     Ratio Blaster Shoot down equivalent fractions.
     Ratio creator Use cross multiplying and equivalent fractions to solve these. Choose level 1
     Proportion word problems Try these, you might need paper.

Solving Proportions video


How a bad date can teach you about ratios.


Proportions


-Miss K  :)

Fraction Models and Equivalent Fractions

Today we talked about Fraction Models.

We already knew what a fraction is (a number that represents a part of a whole using a numerator and denominator) but talked about what models are.

Basically each class determined that a model is a visual (something you can see) representation or example of something.  We talked about Role Models, modeling clay, building models, scale models and fashion models.

(Some Zoolander humor)

By putting them together, we realized that fraction models are visual examples of fractions.  We spent time in class today naming and creating fraction models and using them to help us find equivalent fractions.

Examples from class:

Tonight's homework is to complete your Fraction Fact Sheet.  You received a blank Fraction Fact Sheet and your fraction in class today.  Please include your fraction, five equivalent fractions, and a fraction model of your fraction (you can do more if there's room and you want to add more).  On the bottom of the page, please determine the decimal equivalent and percent equivalent and let me know if your fraction is closer to 0 or 1 (would it round down or round up?)  My example of 1/2 is below!

Get creative and have fun with this assignment!  Helpful hint:  If your fraction has an 8 or 40 for a denominator, your decimal will go to the thousandths place!!!

-Miss K  :)

Day two of CMT Prep!

Tonight's homework is to complete strands 3 and 6.  They should go pretty well, but here are some pointers for strand three from MathIsFun:

Fractions, Decimals and Percents

Converting Decimals to Fractions

Converting Fractions to Decimals

Converting Decimals to Percents

Converting Fractions to Percents

Equivalent Fractions

Converting between Mixed Numbers and Improper Fractions

Good luck on tonight's HW!  Feel free to work on strands 10, 11, 12, 15 and/or 21 if you finish tonight's hw and have some time to do more work!

-Miss K  :)

Proportions.

Today we began working on Proportions.  Take a look at this video to help you with using cross products.



Tomorrow we are going to talk about solving proportions.  Thing video can get you ready to do that!



Tonight's homework is to complete the proportion worksheet.  Please also remember that we have our test on Friday.  The study guide (which you got in class today) is due Thursday.

-Miss K  :)

Playing with Percents!

Today we began converting between fractions, decimals and percents.

Notes and pics from class today:

And some of the problems we did in class:

Tonight's homework is to complete worksheet 10-8, all problems.  Since we have the field trip tomorrow, the homework isn't really due until Thursday, but I suggest getting it done tonight so that you don't have to do it after the trip tomorrow.  :)  

One problem on the homework, #7 is extra tricky!  Watch the tutorial video below to help you work your way through the problem!

I hope that this helps!

Reminder:  Our first quiz of the school year is next Thursday, September 20th!

-Miss K  :)

Fractions

After a quick review on Prime and Composite numbers, we began working with Fractions...  Please take a look at some of our work and notes from class to help you review.

Video tutorial on Equivalent Fractions:

We practiced Simplifying Fractions:

And then we got to play with fraction models:

Tonight's homework is to bring in an old magazine, store flyer or newspaper section.  We're about to start working with percents, so try to find something that might have percents included!  Thanks!!!!

-Miss K  :)