GEORGE WASHINGTONS NOSE CCSS 6 RP 3 USING

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GEORGE WASHINGTON’S NOSE CCSS. 6. RP. 3: USING PROPORTIONAL REASONING TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS.

GEORGE WASHINGTON’S NOSE CCSS. 6. RP. 3: USING PROPORTIONAL REASONING TO SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS. Be ready to learn! You need your Journal, a pencil, calculator and a ruler.

WHAT’S A PROPORTION? COPY THESE NOTES INTO YOUR JOURNAL! •

WHAT’S A PROPORTION? COPY THESE NOTES INTO YOUR JOURNAL! •

Casey was on summer vacation and visited Mt. Rushmore in S. Dakota. The park

Casey was on summer vacation and visited Mt. Rushmore in S. Dakota. The park ranger gave a talk that described the history of the monument and provided some interesting facts. Casey could not believe that the carving of George Washington’s face is 60 feet tall from his chin to the top of his head!

MT. RUSHMORE HOWEVER, WHEN A TOURIST ASKED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF WASHINGTON’S NOSE, THE

MT. RUSHMORE HOWEVER, WHEN A TOURIST ASKED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF WASHINGTON’S NOSE, THE RANGER WAS STUMPED!

MT. RUSHMORE CASEY CAME TO HER RESCUE BY MEASURING, CALCULATING AND GETTING AN ANSWER.

MT. RUSHMORE CASEY CAME TO HER RESCUE BY MEASURING, CALCULATING AND GETTING AN ANSWER. HOW DID CASEY GET HER ANSWER?

Remember the park ranger said the carving of George Washington’s face is 60 feet

Remember the park ranger said the carving of George Washington’s face is 60 feet tall from his chin to the top of his head!

YOUR TASK: Figure out the length in feet of George Washington’s nose on the

YOUR TASK: Figure out the length in feet of George Washington’s nose on the monument. Work with your educational partners to come up with a strategy. Show all measurements and calculations in your Math journals with clear labels so that anyone could understand your work. Measure the resources in cm.

RESOURCES: • There will be 6 different resources used for this task: 1. 2.

RESOURCES: • There will be 6 different resources used for this task: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Dollar bills Picture of Mt. Rushmore Sketch of George Washington Bust of George Washington Human faces Picture on Library of Congress papers We will compare calculations in 15 minutes.

COMPARE RESULTS! •

COMPARE RESULTS! •

SOLVE THE PROPORTIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS. •

SOLVE THE PROPORTIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS. •