Project M: Fun atthe Carnival 15 Chapter 1: Exploring Proportional Reasoning and Similarity Tesson 1: Comparing with RatiosDatei ae Student Mathematician: ——____—— Measuring Stretch the Clown etch the Clown. Record them in the ‘Measure the following lengths on yourself and on Str Rec table: Measure to the nearest half centimeter and use measurement labels (cm). Stretch You (Aoproximate) Length of foot Height of head Length of left arm (from underarm to wrist) Length from elbow to fingertips Length of forearm (from elbow to wrist) ‘Arm span (tip of finger on left hand to tip of finger on right hand when arms are outstretched) Height 1. Write each of the following ratios about you in three different ways. Explain in words the meaning of the rati a. Length of foot to length of forearm b. Height to arm span c. Length of left arm to length from elbow to fingertips d. Height of head to height Project M?: Fun at the Carnival a 7 _Shepter 1: Exploring Proportional Reasoning and Similar Lesson 1: Comparing with Ret eee aei al ie i Date: ———___—— Student Mathematician: ti Fun House Ratios! dows in the Fun House. Compare Rectangles 1-4 show the measurements of different wi have diferent ways, Record ‘4 en in tl the width to length of each window using a ratio written 1 the ratios next to each window: I= Tem H. = 40cm 2. eae w= em 3 4. 1=30m w=3cm w=icm 1=4.5 cm 5 . Draw a Fun House window that has a width-to-length ratio of 1 to 1. Both dimensions must be longer than 1 cm. What do you notice about the dimensions of your window? 6. Are the following pairs of ratios equivalent? Explain how you know. a. 1:5 and 2:10 Land 2 bdand$ __ c. 4:3 and 3:4 d. 15:3 and 5:1 Project M°: Fun at the Carnival i 9 Chapter 1: Exploring Proportional Reasoning and Similarity Lesson 1: Comparing with Ratios1. a. Define “ratio” and "equivalent ratios” using words. b. Give a real-life example of equivalent ratios. c. Explain why your pair of ratios is equivalent. MY RESPONSE, Nee Rare ees sees