Ratios

Dan Meyer posts a comical video about ratios this week in his blog. Titled, "Nana's Paint Mix Up", he is texting Nana about mixing paint. She asks him to mix paint for her at a ratio of one red to five white. Dan completes the task only to find out she messed up the ratio. Nana realized it was suppose to five red to one white. This cute, comical video could be a creative way to open a lesson about ratios. It could be a tool to use to get the attentions of students at the beginning of class.