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Drying Salmon Curriculum Kit Journeys into Proportional and Pre-Algebraic Thinking Author: Barbara L. Adams, Jerry Lipka The mathematics in this module, designed for grades 6-7, is set in the context of the Yup'ik people's tradition of catching, cutting, and hanging salmon to dry as a way of preserving food for the long winters. Students learn a body measurement system and its relationship to typical sizes of salmon. Students will also transform their own measurements into mathematical symbols as a way to investigate variables, relationships, proportions, and algebraic thinking. The kit includes the teacher's curriculum, three posters, and Yup'ik glossary on CD-ROM. Drying Salmon: Journeys into Proportional and Pre-Algebraic Thinking is part of the Math in a Cultural Context series, a supplemental math curriculum based on the traditional wisdom and practices of the Yup'ik Eskimo people of southwest Alaska. ADD TO CART Related Project: Culture and Language in Education Research Audience: Teachers, Students Product Information Format: Multimedia Publisher: Detselig Enterprises Ltd. Copyright: 2007 Product #: CLE-08-01 Pages: 186 Price: $35.95