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=== Students learn about mathematical variables by growing plants. After their planted seeds have sprouted, each group uses different amounts of sunlight and water to determine what variables produced what outcomes. ===

= CCSS Alignment for Grades 6-8 =


 * ===**6.RP.3 **: //Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, e.g., by reasoning about tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations.// Students calculate ratios based on rate variables (sunlight, water, plant growth) and convert units between standard and imperial metrics (centimeters to inches, etc.). ===
 * ===**7.RP.1 **: //Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios of lengths, areas and other quantities measured in like or different units.// Students can graph according to different combinations of variables and calculate rates with different lengths or in different units. ===
 * ===**8.EE.5 **: //Graph proportional relationships, interpreting the unit rate as the slope of the graph. Compare two different proportional relationships represented in different ways.// Students graph the results of their experiment and compare across group experiments to determine differences in variables. ===