Ep 266: Solving Proportions - Within & Between
Update: 2025-07-22
Description
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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