STEMteachersPHX: Starburst Studies – Using Candy to Build ideas about Ratios and Proportional Reasoning

Build and examine models for proportional thinking in the middle grades–using low-cost manipulatives (Starburst candy)!

Learn to help your students build and use models to reason proportionally. Practice specific engagement techniques–powered by Modeling Instruction–to use in your mathematics classroom. NOTE: Math materials shared will focus on 6th, 7th, and 8th grade standards for ratios and proportional reasoning.