Wednesday Proportion Test Preparation

On Friday you will have your first test of the year.  Tests are longer and more difficult than quizzes.  Please study hard.  Your test will have 2 parts, Multiply Divide and Fraction Warmup NO CALCULATOR, then a Ratio, Rate Proportion Test where you can use a calculator.  Please make sure you are playing Manga High and studying for this test.

Today's Warmup

We will continue to review tomorrow.

Greetings from Kelowna

Yesterday I ran the BMO Kelowna Marathon. It was a beautiful day and my time was 3:17.41(3 hours 17 minutes and 41 seconds).

If a Marathon is 42 kilometres, what was my average pace per kilometre?

A marathon is also 26.2 miles. What was my average pace per mile?

A cross country loop is approximately 1.2 kilometres. How many loops make up a marathon?

What pace would I hold for each of those x-country loops?

See you all on Wednesday. Ratio,rate and Proportion Test on Friday or Monday depending on interruptions.

Thanksgiving Proportion

Happy long weekend everyone.  Enjoy the feasts and try this problem.  Oh YEAH do not forget to get your Manga High done.

How long and how tall is this plane?
Huge Plane
by 8lettersuk

How many cars would it take to measure this plane's height and width?

How many would fit inside the plane?
How many turkeys fit inside this plane?
Do turkeys fly?

Has winter arrived? Proportion Homework

Here are your warm up questions today.

How tall is this snowbank? What other questions can be answered in this picture?

Big Bank-1
By Endlisnis

 Have fun. Study for your quiz tomorrow.

A cold October's Nights Homework!

How long is this train. Use proportional thinking to help you find your answer.

Trains de Genova Casella (Italie)
 By trams aux fils.

Here is your warmup

Questions from your Mathlinks book are due at the end of tomorrows class.  You are expected to complete all questions 3-28 on pages 67 to 69 of your text.

Tuesday's Blustery Proportion homework

Today we corrected yesterday's work.  Today you were assigned pages 18 and 19 in your homework book.  Here is your warmup

Casey and Mary on the Ferris wheel 1467    By marymactavish

How tall is the Ferris wheel? How much taller are the trees behind the Ferris Wheel? 

 

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Ratio Rate and Proportion Post

Welcome to your blogs.  Your first post will be a wrap up of your proportion unit.  You need to have a review of all the work you have done.  None of this will be new.  Consider it the first chapter in your exam review!! Yep I said the "E" word EXAM!! It will also remind you of all the fantastic things you can do to make a blog post pop instead of being boring.

Setting up the post

Title your post _______'s Proportion Post
Label your post username817 (Bif817, Mortimer814 etc) and proportion post (two words lower case)

In the body of your post please include the following parts:

Part 1 

Please define

• ratio
• rate
• proportion

Good definitions have pictures, words and examples.

Part 2 

Copy these questions into your post.  Answer them using proportion statements.

1. 5 hours to travel 360 kilometers is about _____km/h.
2. Emma saves 28 cents of every dollar that she earns.  Emma earned $75 last week.  How much money did Emma save last week?

Part 3

What are the three ways you can prove that equivalent ratio statements are true?
3/4 = 12/16  or 4/9 = 16/32

Part 4

Find a video about using proportion and embed it in your post.  Make sure you select the small size of the video. (Bonus Marks if you make your own video about proportion and embed it)

Task 5

We are starting to engage in discussions about social justice.  What do you think about this image below.  Use the link to copy it into your post.  Then answer the questions

http://www.concurringopinions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CrimeInAmerica2.jpg

1. Does this seem fair? 
2. With what you know about proportion look and read what is in the image above.  Does it seem just and fair? 
3. Why have you made this choice? 
4. What would you have done if you were the judge?

Due Date Friday October 14th