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In this tutorial, you'll see how to take the information from a given table and use it to find a ratio. You'll also see how to write the answer in simplest form!
In lesson #1 of the Smart Space: Middle School Math video series, you will learn about ratios. Valerie Camille Jones, Ph.D., talks about writing ratios with ...
In this tutorial, you'll see how to take the information from a given table and use it to find a ratio. You'll also see how to write the answer in simplest form!
The examples I have given only scratch the surface of what is possible with The Ratio Table. It may seem simple, but that's beauty of it. An accessible starting point for students of all abilities. Keep Calm and Use A Ratio Table!
Standard: Make tables of equivalent ratios relating quantities with whole-number measurements, find missing values in the tables, and plot the pairs of values on the coordinate plane. Use tables to compare ratios.
These models (e.g., the number line, the rekenrek, the ratio table) are instrumental in helping children develop structures – or ways of seeing – mathematical concepts.
In the video clip below, Sue Hough and Kate O’Brien discuss how this context helps students to embrace the power of the ratio table. They also explore how teachers can ask questions that allow students to engage in proportional reasoning, while still making sense of the numbers.
