Day 57: Math 6 - Use Patterns to Write and Solve Equations / Math 6+ - Dimensional Analysis

Math 6 students worked with Lesson 4.9: Use Patterns to Write and Solve Equations. In this lesson, Mr. Giomini modeled how to analyze the relationship between variables when analyzing information presented in a table. Students then created equations that represented the patterns shown in a table.

Math 6+ students continued their work with dimensional analysis type questions in an attempt to become more fluid with the set-up, conversions, and calculations.

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Homework:

1. Mr. Giomini ate 8.5 ounces of pizza in one day. If he continues to eat the same amount each day, how many pounds of pizza will he consume in two years?
2. Cedar Point sells 7,453 ft. of licorice every year. How many centimeters of licorice does Cedar point sell in one hour?
3. A tractor trailer hauls a steel coil weighing 15 ton twice a day from the steel mill to a fabrication plant. Assuming the trucking company does this seven days a week, how many ounces of steel will the company haul in a decade?

Standards addressed in today's lessons:
Math 6:

• Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another.
• Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation.

Math 6+:

• Use ratio reasoning to convert measurement units. 
• Manipulate and transform units appropriately when multiplying or dividing quantities.