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Ep 266: Solving Proportions - Within & Between

Ep 266: Solving Proportions - Within & Between

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How does proportional thinking prepare students for reasoning with variables? In this episode Pam and Kim explore the transition from proportional reasoning to functional reasoning.

Talking Points:

  • Connecting proportional reasoning to linear functions
  • Scaling triangles
  • Proportions "within" and "between"
  • Introducing tricks stifles students' opportunity to build sophisticated reasoning
  • Rich task with non-unit rates

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