Lessons from Ryan

This activity requires students to the the part, whole, percent proportion to answer questions about a particular student's grades. Students are required to identify part, whole, and percent and then use the proportion to find the missing part. Students can work in small groups or individually. An extension is included that reviews average and uses WICOR and AP strategies. Teacher, directions, student grade cards, and a recording table are included.

Students will use a bag of M&Ms to determine if the Mars Company is putting too many red M&Ms in the bag compared to the other colors. Students are required to find the fraction, decimal, and percent of each color of M&M. They are then required to use the data that they have concluded to write a conclusion about the amount of red M&Ms in the bag. This project has lots of opportunities for higher level thinking, and writing in math. Uses WICOR and AP strategies. Students will work in a group

This activity requires students to solve inequalities, write problems situations involving inequalities, and match problems situations to inequalities. This activity fosters collaborative working and accountable talk. It requires students to think at a higher level and create meaningful work in math.

This assignment requires students to find a video clip or graphic using the internet. They then write a mathematical question that relates to the video or graphic. This lesson covers the concepts of writing and solving inequalities, critical writing in math, and relating math to real world situations.