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Making Green Paint
- ActivitySheet - MakingGreenPaintwithProportionPlayground-Matassa.pdf - 132 kB
- WarmUp - MakingGreenPaintwithProportionPlayground-Matassa.pdf - 123 kB
- Instructions - MakingGreenPaintwithProportionPlayground-Matassa.pdf - 404 kB
- Lesson - MakingGreenPaintwithProportionPlayground-Matassa.pdf - 290 kB
| Title | Making Green Paint |
| Description | Students use relative thinking to solve mixing problems using a paint mixing simulation and contrast absolute (additive) thinking and relative (multiplicative) thinking when reflecting on the activity during partner and whole group discussion. |
| Subject | Mathematics |
| Level | Middle School |
| Type | Discussion Prompts, Guided Activity |
| Duration | 90 minutes |
| Answers Included | No |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | ratios |
| Simulation(s) | Proportion Playground (HTML5) |
| Author(s) | Michael Matassa |
| Contact Email | michael.matassa@colorado.edu |
| School / Organization | University of Colorado Boulder |
| Date submitted | 6/6/17 |
| Date updated | 6/6/17 |
