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Author:Barbara Williams, Cook Elementary School
Description: A lesson designed to teach students to recognize rectangles whose sides have the same ratio; use the concept of common factor to find rectangles with the smallest area having a given ratio of sides; practice organizing data and looking for patterns; and use the concept of common factor and a parity check to predict the behavior of a ball on a pool table. From the Recreational and Creative Math section of a collection of almost 200 single concept lessons by the Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement.
Levels: High School (9-12)
Languages: English
Resource Types: Games, Manipulatives, Lesson Plans and Activities
Math Topics: Ratio/Proportion, Triangles and Other Polygons, Data Analysis

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