Welcome Back! I hope you had a great break! Please get seated in your assigned seat (same as the one you had with Mr. Grand) and begin reading over the syllabus.

Today Introductions Parent Letter & Syllabus Ratios and Proportions (7-1)

Miss Jenkins From: Charleston, SC Graduated from: Clemson University Favorite Things: Clemson football, piano, the beach and food! What questions do you have?

Who are you? On your index card, please write the following: Full name – Put the name you prefer to go by in parentheses! Grade Parent(s)/Guardian(s) to contact Involvements (sports, chorus, band, clubs, etc.) What do I need to know about you? (seating preference, learning style, etc.)

Parent Letter & Syllabus Parent Letter – Parent Info Card (BONUS POINTS ON FIRST QUIZ IF RETURNED BY FRIDAY). Syllabus – Classroom Rules – Classroom Procedures – Honesty

Practice Please pass all information cards to the front row. Students on front row, pass information cards to the right. Student in front right corner of classroom places them in Miss Jenkins’ “Turn It In” Basket.

Ratios and Proportions P9EY P9EY

Ratios

Guided Notes

An ____________ compares three or more quantities. Give an example of this using the previous example:

Guided Notes

The product of the extremes and the means are called _________________. Cross Products Property In a proportion the product of the extremes equals the product of the means.

Guided Notes

Extension A rate is a ratio that compares two quantities, one of which can be an amount of time. Name a commonly used rate!

Activity Scale Models: In your group, create a scale model of the classroom on an 8 ½ x 11, sheet of paper. You must shrink down at least 5 items in the classroom. You may do this from a “birds eye view” On your own sheet of paper write down all of your calculations and the scale your group chooses to use. You will turn this sheet of paper in for your portfolio.

Before you leave class… You should have: – A copy of the syllabus – A parent letter – A parent contact information sheet ( bonus points!) – Turned in your index information card – Completed your guided notes – Completed the activity and saved it for your portfolio