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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 Engleski
Keywords ratios
Simulation(s) Igralište proporcija (HTML5)


Author(s) Michael Matassa
School / Organization University of Colorado Boulder
Date submitted 2017.06.06
Date updated 2017.06.06