Rates, Ratios, Proportions, and Linear Functions: Algebraic Reasoning in Grades 6-9

Workshop at RI-ROE, October 29, 2014
Jim Olsen ~ W.I.U.

Update: The problems we wrote during the workshop are posted at the bottom.

For the workshop agenda, click Agenda. (Many links are found in the agenda.)

The purpose of this webpage is provide additional links to documents, so that they are available electronically.

Main Common Core Page: http://wiu.edu/users/mfjro1/wiu/index.htm

https://www.illustrativemathematics.org/

Write your own A-SSE.1 task template here.**The problems we wrote are below.

6–8, Expressions and Equations Progressions Document

Online Math Games

My Seeing Structure in Expressions page

Proportional-vs-Linear.docx

Comparing Proportional Relationships and Linear Functions – handout for teachers

Problems We Wrote

These problems are similar to the Delivery Trucks problem. They align with standard A-SSE.1. We wrote these problems during the workshop. (While sand in trucks is nice, these problems are in contexts of closer interest to teenagers. ;-)

A couple more:

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