If You Hopped Like a Frog by David Schwartz
- Target Skill(s): Ratios and Proportions
- Book Synopsis: This book has a series of statements relating the abilities of an animal to that of a human if we had the same ability (proportionally). For example:
- "If you hopped like a frog, you could jump from home plate to first base in one mighty leap!"
- "If you ate like a shrew, you could devour over 700 hamburgers in a day!"
- Math Involved: The author uses proportional reasoning to relate animal abilities to what humans could do with the same abilities.
- Questions to Ponder:
- How do you think the author created these statements? Prove how they are possible.
- Activity Ideas:
- If You Hopped Like a Frog Activity (This is a great resource that I found on the web and have used in the classroom.)
- Book Link on Amazon: http://bit.ly/IfYouHoppedLikeAFrog
