Exploring Proportional Relationships Through Animation

The video tutorial covers the concept of proportional relationships, using a weather scenario to explain how ratios remain constant. It demonstrates calculating unit rates and applying these concepts to real-life situations, such as predicting lake water rise and hiking distances. The tutorial also includes a graphing section to visualize proportional relationships and concludes with a review and practice problems.

What does a proportional relationship indicate between two variables?

• Their product remains constant

• Their ratio remains constant

• Their sum remains constant

• Their difference remains constant

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2A

If it rains for 4 hours, how much will the lake rise?

• 6 inches

• 8 inches

• 10 inches

• 12 inches

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is the unit rate of the lake rising for every hour it rains?

• 3 inches per hour

• 4 inches per hour

• 2 inches per hour

• 1 inch per hour

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

How long will it take to hike the entire 9-mile trail at a rate of 3 miles per hour?

• 6 hours

• 3 hours

• 2 hours

• 4 hours

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is the constant of proportionality when hiking 3 miles every hour?

• 4 miles per hour

• 3 miles per hour

• 2 miles per hour

• 1 mile per hour

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

What immediate action was considered due to the dam nearing capacity?

• Stopping the rain

• Increasing the dam's height

• Evacuating downstream residents

• Building another dam

What shape will a graph of a proportional relationship always have?

• A parabola

• A straight line

• A hyperbola

• A circle

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2D

What does a proportional graph always go through?

• Point (0,1)

• Point (1,1)

• Point (0,0)

• Point (1,0)

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2D

What was the emergency action taken as the water spilled over the dam?

• Praying for the rain to stop

• Building a temporary barrier

• Activating an emergency beacon

• Calling for reinforcements

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

What is the key characteristic of proportional relationships on a table?

• They form a zigzag pattern

• They increase by different amounts

• They decrease by the same ratio

• They increase or decrease at the same rate

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2D