I once it heard it said that over 50 percent of standardized math test questions can be solved using a proportion. That is another topic we have been taking some time in reviewing during the current 2014 Summer Session of Gear Up Math. As much as possible, the students are provided with real world application math problems that can be solved using PROPORTIONS.
In an effort to break up the monotony of traditional lecture, the class headed outside to solve some indirect measurement problems. The students were paired up and required to measure their partner and the corresponding shadow. Students also collected data on the shadow of one of the tallest trees in the school’s court yard. Once students felt confident that they had collected the data necessary to approximate the height of the tree, we made our way back to the classroom to begin calculating results.
In an effort to break up the monotony of traditional lecture, the class headed outside to solve some indirect measurement problems. The students were paired up and required to measure their partner and the corresponding shadow. Students also collected data on the shadow of one of the tallest trees in the school’s court yard. Once students felt confident that they had collected the data necessary to approximate the height of the tree, we made our way back to the classroom to begin calculating results.
This activity proved to be a great
way to demonstrate which students were proficient in setting up and solving
proportion equations, but also proved that math could be used to tackle real
world dilemmas. It would have been impossible to climb the tree, which stood over
45 feet
tall, nevertheless students persevered and worked together to solve the
problem. Great work class!
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