This week in 7th grade we are continuing to work on proportions and their uses. We have done many, many, many real world situations that were all solved using proportions. Today we learned about how to use proportions to solve scale drawing and similar figures type problems. For the rest of the week, we will be working on two proportions projects.
Tomorrow, we will be creating a scale model of the entire solar system in class using proportions. The basic measurement will be that the sun is one meter in diameter. They will have to use that measurement to figure out the scale of all the planets in the solar system and create them to scale. Next, we will make a scale for the distance of each planet and figure how far away each planet is from the sun.
The next project we will work on is an at home project. We will spend most of the day on Friday learning how to make a scale drawing of the math room at school. The students will then be asked to make a scale drawing of their bedrooms at home.
Upcoming assignments:
POW Days on Other Planets due Tuesday March 1
Questions to ask at home:
What is your fibonacci group and what is something interesting you have learned?
After tomorrow's class.
What planet did you have to make a scale drawing of? How did the solar system look? What surprised you about the solar system?
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