ABSTRACT

Stretch your students' mathematical imaginations to their limits as they solve challenging real-world and mathematical problems that extend concepts from the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics in Advanced Common Core Math Explorations: Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity. Model the solar system, count the fish in a lake, choose the best gear for a bike ride, solve a middle school's overcrowding problem, and explore the mysteries of Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio. Each activity comes with extensive teacher support including student handouts, discussion guides, detailed solutions, and suggestions for extending the investigations.

Grades 5-8

chapter |1 pages

Introduction

chapter |12 pages

Teacher's Guide

chapter Exploration 1|21 pages

The Incredible Shrinking Universe

chapter Exploration 2|30 pages

Ramps, Paints, and Hot Air Balloons

chapter 3|18 pages

Exploration Gear Up!

chapter Exploration 4|35 pages

Perplexing Percentages

chapter 5|20 pages

Exploration Scaling a Tower

chapter Exploration 6|21 pages

Keep It in Proportion

chapter Exploration 7|23 pages

Grab Bag

chapter 8|31 pages

Exploration Expanding and Contracting

chapter Exploration 9|14 pages

Pythagorean Connections

chapter Exploration 10|16 pages

Twist and Shrink