What this lesson teaches
Ratio and proportion.
Can you finish ratio recipe scaling in about 30 min?
You will ratio and proportion.
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Ratio and proportion.
Applying ratio to a personally relevant context (cooking for family) creates authentic problem-solving that activates both procedural and conceptual knowledge simultaneously. Students who solve ratio problems in real contexts are more likely to recognise ratio relationships in novel situations.
1. Read recipe for 4 people. 2. Scale for 8. 3. Scale for 2. 4. Check ratios.