Difference Between Proportional and Non-Proportional Variables Lesson
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During/Explore/Explain
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This activity will be used to teach the differences between proportional and non-proportional situations or relationships.
The lesson should be taught whole group and it includes Vocabulary, Examples, Practice, and Review to help the student understand the concept.
The teacher will begin the activity by using the Vocabulary section of the slides. The students need to understand the meanings of the words associated with proportional and non-proportional.
Next, the teacher will use the Examples section of the slides to teach the students about the different ways to determine if a relationship is proportional or non-proportional.
After the teacher has used the Vocabulary and Example sections, he/she should use the Practice section of the slides to check for understanding of the lesson objective.
In conclusion, the teacher will use the Review section of the lesson: If a relationship is nonlinear, it is nonproportional. If it is linear, it may be either proportional or nonproportional. When the graph of the linear relationship contains the origin, the relationship is proportional.
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