1. Keep it in Proportion By: Bruce Bishop Scott Valley Junior High Fort Jones, CA

2. Keep it in Proportion My name is Bruce Bishop and I am a math teacher at Scott Valley Junior High School in Fort Jones, California. My lesson web site is: http//ctap295.ctaponline.org/~bbishop/ My email is: School: bbishop@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.usbbishop@sisnet.ssku.k12.ca.us Home: bbishop@sisqtel.netbbishop@sisqtel.net This unit is designed for a 7 th grade PreAlgebra class.

3. An Adventure in Proportions and Scale Drawing. Students will Learn: Measurement Proportions Scale Drawing

4. Keep it in Proportion In the CTAP 295 class I have learned: how to design a web page lesson. To create a lesson to be used in my classroom. How to use MicroSoft PowerPoint How to use MicroSoft Excel

5. Student Activities Students will: Learn to use proportions. Measure the school gym Make a scale drawing of the gym. Look at floor plans of houses. Make a scale drawing of the house of their dreams.

6. Students in Action: Wondering about the Pre-test.

7. Students in Action “Mr. Bishop, my computer’s frozen!”

8. Students in Action: “When will I ever use this?”

9. Students in Action: “Why is my bathroom bigger than my garage?”

10. Student Performance Class Averages

11. Summary This project helped me to see the importance of using different teaching techniques in my classroom. It has also shown me how the use of technology can enhance student learning.