Stretch your students' mathematical imaginations to their limits as they solve challenging real-world and mathematical problems that extend concepts from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity. Model the solar system, count the fish in a lake, choose the best gear for a bike ride, solve a middle school's overcrowding problem, and explore the mysteries of Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio. Each activity comes with extensive teacher support including student handouts, discussion guides, detailed solutions, and suggestions for extending the investigations.Grades 5-8
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Advanced Common Core Math Explorations
Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity (Grades 5-8)
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eBook - ePub
Advanced Common Core Math Explorations
Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity (Grades 5-8)
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- A Note to Students
- A Note to Teachers
- Introduction
- Connections to the Common Core State Standards
- Teacher's Guide
- Exploration 1: The Incredible Shrinking Universe
- Exploration 2: Ramps, Paints, and Hot Air Balloons
- Exploration 3: Gear Up!
- Exploration 4: Perplexing Percentages
- Exploration 5: Scaling a Tower
- Exploration 6: Keep It in Proportion
- Exploration 7: Grab Bag
- Exploration 8: Expanding and Contracting
- Exploration 9: Pythagorean Connections
- Exploration 10: Twist and Shrink
- References
- About the Author
- Common Core State Standards Alignment
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