Beam to Moon (Ratios and Proportions)
Apply ratios and proportions to find the weight of a person on the moon (or on another planet). Weigh an object on Earth and on the moon and weigh the person on Earth. Then set up and solve the proportion of the Earth weights to the moon weights.
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Apply ratios and proportions to find the weight of a person on the moon (or on another planet). Weigh an object on Earth and on the moon and weigh the person on Earth. Then set up and solve the proportion of the Earth weights to the moon weights.
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Real Ratio Models
Students will collect data and make predictions using ratios or proportios
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Vocabulario: Beam va a la Luna
Vocabulario en español.
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Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno: Beam va a la Luna
Ejercicio Práctico del Alumno en español.
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Beam to the Moon Scientific Explanation Writing Prompt
This worksheets allows students to collect the weights of a human on different celestial bodies in our so... (more)lar system. Then they state a claim answering the question "How does the gravitational pull of various celestial bodies differ from one another?" and support it with evidence and reasoning.
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Beam to Moon- Simplified Worksheet
For Differentiated Instruction; simplified worksheet has more "white space" and less text; provides more ... (more)clues for determining equations. 2 pages.
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User Recommendations (5):
The students loved beaming to the moon to find their moon weight. Excellent, relevanct activity for ratios.
Recommended for: Math 6, Math 7Gizmo User from Florida
Gives student many ratio - proportions to solve in a familiar context. Students like to compare the moon and earth to other planets
Recommended for: 7th Grade, 8th Grade MathGizmo User from Arkansas
This Gizmo not only great for ratios and proportions, but gives clarity to the effects of gravity. Fun and engaging!
Recommended for: 4th Grade ScienceGizmo User from Hawaii
Very useful for demonstrating practical application of proportions.
Recommended for: Algebra I, Math 6, Math 7, Math 8, Pre-AlgebraGizmo User from Louisiana