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Proportional Oh No!

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  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: Samantha Wallace
System:Limestone County
School:Cedar Hill Elementary School
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2445
Title:
Proportional Oh No!
Digital Tool/Resource:
Proportional Oh No Cards
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

In this small group activity, the students will be playing a game of "Oh No!" to practice determining proportional relationships. They take turns pulling a card from a bag and determining if the relationship on the card is proportional or not. If it is, they get to keep the card. If it isn't, they have to put all of their cards back. The winner is the person with the most cards at the end of the game.

This activity was created as a result of the ALEX Resource Development Summit.

  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: 7
2. Represent a relationship between two quantities and determine whether the two quantities are related proportionally.

a. Use equivalent ratios displayed in a table or in a graph of the relationship in the coordinate plane to determine whether a relationship between two quantities is proportional.

b. Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) and express the proportional relationship using multiple representations including tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions.

c. Explain in context the meaning of a point (x,y) on the graph of a proportional relationship, with special attention to the points (0,0) and (1, r) where r is the unit rate.
Unpacked Content
Evidence Of Student Attainment:
Students:
  • Decide whether a relationship between two quantities is proportional.
  • Recognize that not all relationships are proportional.
  • Use equivalent ratios in a table or a coordinate graph to verify a proportional relationship.
  • Identify the constant of proportionality when a proportional relationship exists between two quantities.
  • Use a variety of models (tables, graphs, equations, diagrams and verbal descriptions) to demonstrate the constant of proportionality.
  • Explain the meaning of a point (x, y) in the context of a real-world problem.
  • Example, if a boy charges $6 per hour to mow lawns, this relationship can be graphed on the coordinate plane. The point (1,6) means that after 1 hour of working the boy makes $6, which shows the unit rate of $6 per hour.
Teacher Vocabulary:
  • Equivalent ratios
  • proportional
  • Coordinate plane
  • Ratio table
  • Unit rate
  • Constant of proportionality
  • Equation
  • ordered pair
Knowledge:
Students know:
  • (2a) how to explain whether a relationship is proportional.
  • (2b) that the constant of proportionality is the same as a unit rate. Students know:
    • where the constant of proportionality can be found in a table, graph, equation or diagram.
    • (2c) that the constant of proportionality or unit rate can be found on a graph of a proportional relationship where the input value or x-coordinate is 1.
Skills:
Students are able to:
  • (2a) determine if a proportional relationship exists when given a table of equivalent ratios or a graph of the relationship in the coordinate plane.
  • (2b) identify the constant of proportionality and express the proportional relationship using a variety of representations including tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions.
  • (2c) model a proportional relationship using coordinate graphing.
  • Explain the meaning of the point (1, r), where r is the unit rate or constant of proportionality.
Understanding:
Students understand that:
  • (2a) A proportional relationship requires equivalent ratios between quantities. Students understand how to decide whether two quantities are proportional.
  • (2b) The constant of proportionality is the unit rate. Students are able to identify the constant of proportionality for a proportional relationship and explain its meaning in a real-world context. (2c) The context of a problem can help them interpret a point on a graph of a proportional relationship.
Diverse Learning Needs:
Essential Skills:
Learning Objectives:
M.7.2.1: Define proportions and proportional relationships.
M.7.2.2: Demonstrate how to write ratios as a fraction.
M.7.2.3: Define equivalent ratios and origin.
M.7.2.4: Locate the origin on a coordinate plane.
M.7.2.5 Show how to graph on Cartesian plane.
M.7.2.6: Determine if the graph is a straight line through the origin.
M.7.2.7: Use a table or graph to determine whether two quantities are proportional.
M.7.2.8: Define a constant and equations.
M.7.2.9: Create a table from a verbal description, diagram, or a graph.
M.7.2.10: Identify numeric patterns and finding the rule for that pattern.
M.7.2.11: Recall how to find unit rate.
M.7.2.12: Recall how to write equations to represent a proportional relationship.
M.7.2.13: Discuss the use of variables.
M.7.2.14: Define ordered pairs.
M.7.2.15: Show how to plot points on a Cartesian plane.
M.7.2.16: Locate the origin on the coordinate plane.

Prior Knowledge Skills:
  • Recall basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts.
  • Define ordered pair of numbers.
  • Define x-axis, y-axis, and zero on a coordinate.
  • Specify locations on the coordinate system.
  • Define ordered pair of numbers, quadrant one, coordinate plane, and plot points.
  • Label the horizontal axis (x).
  • Label the vertical axis (y).
  • Identify the x- and y- values in ordered pairs.
  • Model writing ordered pairs.
  • Define quantity, fraction, and ratio.
  • Reinterpret a fraction as a ratio.
    Example: Read 2/3 as 2 out of 3.
  • Write a ratio as a fraction.
  • Create a ratio or proportion from a given word problem, diagram, table, or equation.

Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.7.2 Use a ratio to model or describe a real-world relationship.


Learning Objectives:

The students will be able to recognize proportional relationships between quantities by testing for equivalent ratios in a table or observing whether the graph is a straight line through the origin.

  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:

  • Divide the students into groups of 4-5. Each group of students needs a set of cards and a brown paper bag.
  • The cards should be shuffled and then put into the bag.
  • The students take turns pulling a card from the bag. Once a student pulls a card, he/she has to determine if the relationship on the card is proportional or not. (For the tables, the student will need to look for equivalent ratios. For the graphs, the student should check to see if it is a straight line and if it passes through the origin.)
  • If the card shows a proportional relationship, the student gets to keep the card and play continues with the next student. If the card does NOT show a proportional relationship, the student has to put that card (and all of his previously gathered cards) back into the bag.  
  • Play continues until time is called -- there is no natural end to the game.
  • The winner is the person who has the most cards at the end of the game.
Assessment Strategies:

Check to see if students are able to recognize proportional relationships. For grading purposes, you can walk around the room with a student roster and mark a check by each name as they identify a card correctly. You can also ask students to support their determination to verify conceptual understanding.


Advanced Preparation:

You will need a set of cards and a brown paper bag for each group of 4-5 students. The cards can be cut apart ahead of time or the students can do it before they play. Instead of a brown paper sack, any type of opaque container can work.

The students will need instruction on determining proportionality before playing the game.

Variation Tips (optional):

These cards can also be used for a simple sorting activity. The students can sort the cards into two groups: proportional and not proportional.

Notes or Recommendations (optional):
 
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: equivalent ratios, proportional