Rat:ios
This week we are going to talk about ratios! YIPPEE. I found a few different ways to teach this topic that are fun and engaging. To start, this weekend is the super bowl, and I'm not sure about you guys but my team made it all the way (Go Patriots!) so why not try to use this fun event to get students involved in learning ratios.
A little refresher for all you teachers, ratios are comparing values, easy enough right?
So if we have 4 squares and three are blue, and one is red we would have a ratio of 3:1, comparing the three blue to the one red within the whole.
When it comes to sports math will always be involved, you need the numbers for scores, players, yardage and so on. Connecting content to interest could make learning for the students more comfortable, and they can make that external connection as well.
An idea that could be used is picking a team or player in the NFL (or any sport) and look at their stats for the current season or even overall. Have the students try to figure out their record, their wins to losses, and maybe how they do against certain teams. For instance, the record between the Patriots and the Giants in the Superbowl is 2:0. With a total of two Superbowl face-offs between these teams, the Giants have won both games while the Patriots have lost both (very heartbreaking).
Besides sports, music can be an enjoyable way to content across to students. I am a huge fan of Bruno Mars and who wouldn't like to learn math, especially ratios, to the tune of a Bruno Mars song.
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Until next week, LET'S GO PATRIOTS!
A little refresher for all you teachers, ratios are comparing values, easy enough right?
So if we have 4 squares and three are blue, and one is red we would have a ratio of 3:1, comparing the three blue to the one red within the whole.
When it comes to sports math will always be involved, you need the numbers for scores, players, yardage and so on. Connecting content to interest could make learning for the students more comfortable, and they can make that external connection as well.
An idea that could be used is picking a team or player in the NFL (or any sport) and look at their stats for the current season or even overall. Have the students try to figure out their record, their wins to losses, and maybe how they do against certain teams. For instance, the record between the Patriots and the Giants in the Superbowl is 2:0. With a total of two Superbowl face-offs between these teams, the Giants have won both games while the Patriots have lost both (very heartbreaking).
Besides sports, music can be an enjoyable way to content across to students. I am a huge fan of Bruno Mars and who wouldn't like to learn math, especially ratios, to the tune of a Bruno Mars song.
If those are not enough, here are some other resources and activities for helping you teach ratios:
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Until next week, LET'S GO PATRIOTS!
Hi Kelsie, I like your post. Thank you for sharing additional resources too. The picture written with the markers is very eye catching. It's a nice thing to keep posted in your classroom and it would also be a good addition to each students binder or folder as a reference sheet. This is a great topic. You have nice idea to use the NFL and super bowl as a way to show ratios to students.
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