This is a lesson about Proportions that will aid in the process of creating your scale model for Operation Hinkle.
The following links are to some games that will be both fun and educational.
mathplayground.com game: scale factor x 2. It is a game that can help you work on Proportions, scales and scaling work. It will help you practice scaling different items so that making your scale model for Hinkle Fieldhouse will be easier.
When you win the game one of the final screens says, “you’re vast knowledge of ratios, proportions, and scales….” you will print this screen and the final screen which says the points you earned out of the points possible.
You will hand the pictures of the screen to me as proof you played the game.
Here’s a link to the Bill Nye the Science Guy video about Structures. This will give you some background knowledge of structures which will help when you eventually test your Hinkle Structures.
Here is also a link to the episode guide of Bill Nye’s episode about Structures.
The National Public Radio talked about what School Budget Cuts.
For fun. This is a song about budgeting your money.