Friday, April 17, 2015: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM
Douglass (Westin)
Lead Speaker:
S. Asli Ozgun-Koca
Co-Speaker:
Thomas G. Edwards
The CCSSM standards state that students should “use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems.” We will share a task centered on an authentic context—the nutritional content of a Big Mac and how to exercise its calories away. Students build not only individual concepts of ratios, rates, and proportions, but also the connections among them.
Presentation Format: 6-8 Session