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Activity

Want Some Orange Juice?

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This Want Some Orange Juice? activity also includes:
  • 18 Oranges to Fill a 1.75 L (59 Fl Oz) Container
  • Orange Juice Container with Look Here for Volume
  • There Are About 2 1/2 Oranges per One 8 Oz Serving of Orange Juice
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Juice up your lessons with an open-ended resource. Scholars must determine how many oranges it takes to fill a container with juice. They use information presented in a video and as images to find the solution. 

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CCSS: Designed
Concepts
unit rates, ratios, proportions, direct variation
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Additional Tags
math
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Instructional Ideas
  • Tell pupils how much juice one orange provides; let them figure out the rest
  • Ask learners to make a table, graph, or equation to show the amount of juice as a function of the number of oranges
Classroom Considerations
  • Uses knowledge of ratios and unit rates
  • This content requires Adobe Flash to view
Pros
  • Adaptable to different grade levels
  • Provides all the information required to find the solution and ask extension questions
Cons
  • None
Common Core
6.RP.A.3.d 7.RP.A.1