Overview

This is the second in a series of Syllabus Bites related to direct and indirect proportion. Interactive applets and dynamic geometry software allow students to explore quantities in direct proportion. Students draw conclusions about relationships between variables and consolidate their understanding by playing a simple game.

Related Syllabus Bites

Explore other Syllabus Bites related to direct and indirect proportion.

Revisiting proportion — Revision of the concept of ratio including visual and concrete models.
Graphing direct proportion — Exploration in GeoGebra including the significance of the gradient.
Proportionality problems — Examination of a variety of methods of solution.
Indirect proportion — Interactive investigation of quantities in inverse proportion.

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