Raptors

4. Instruct students to use the ratios for their raptor species to answer the second question listed on their raptor cards. The question will either ask the students to calculate a wingspan or body length based on the calculated raptor ratio. This is accomplished by placing the ratio into fraction form first. Remember the wingspan measurement should be in the numerator and the body length measurement should be in the denominator. Next, determine which piece of information is given in the question; (either the wingspan or the body length) and correlate that measurement in either the numerator or denominator of a second fraction. (If wingspan is given, then leave the denominator blank in the second fraction, if body length is given, then leave the numerator blank). Finally, determine the number one should multiply by to receive the given measurement in the second fraction and multiply ratio fraction by that number. Raptor Ratios