Summary
Math Antics shows how two equal ratios form a proportion and how to solve one. A clear, animated 10-minute lesson you can drop straight into a grade 6 math block -- pause-friendly, with worked examples on screen.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Discussion
A few questions to talk through after watching “Proportions.”
- What makes two ratios a proportion?
- How can equivalent ratios help you find a missing number?
- Where do proportions show up, such as recipes or maps?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: ratio, proportion, equivalent, cross-multiply, scale.
Try it: Solve the proportion 2/3 = x/9.