New Mexico State University
Atlantean Dodgeball
Develop ratios within sporting games. Class members watch a video about dodgeball and see how coaches compare the scores. Pupils then work with ratios to compare the scores throughout the tournament. Using their knowledge of ratios, they...
New Mexico State University
Bad Date
Get the best ratio for a good date. The class watches a video where dates are rated based on the ratio of words spoken. Pupils then use the ratios in the video along with other given ratios to find equivalent ratios. Finally, they...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Percents
Sam's mom is a bowling woman and her birthday is around the corner. Can Sam afford the shirt in the store window for her? Mia helps him solve a multi-step percent problem to figure it out!
Khan Academy
Representing a Number as a Decimal, Percent, and Fraction 2, Decimals, Pre-Algebra
There are two Khan Academy videos on representing numbers as decimals, percents, and fractions. This one shows students how to represent a fraction as a decimal and a percent. Sal demonstrates the process used to convert the fraction 7/8...
PBS
Career Connections | Supply Chain Manager
Managing a supply chain is all about monitoring inbound and outbound products. Meet one manager who uses computer technology to make sure all runs smoothly.
PBS
Career Connections | Construction Manager
Don a hard hat and grab an iPad; both are essential tools for construction managers. A short video details the education, skills, and tools required for those interested in a career in this fast-growing field.
PBS
Career Connections | Bookkeeping and Accounting
Keeping track of the finances is the job of the accountant and the bookkeeper. Find out what skills add up to make it in the world of ledgers and numbers.
Corbett Maths
Key Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
Create a benchmark. Pupils view key benchmark fractions and their equivalent decimal and percentage representations. The video shows the family of fractions of halves, thirds, fourths, fifths, eighths, and tenths. For each fraction,...
New Mexico State University
Ratey the Math Cat
Find a perfect way to recognize rates. The class first watches a video that emphasizes the word per when referencing a rate. Pupils then use their knowledge to create their own rates via station activities. Finally, individuals use...
Corbett Maths
Percentages: Expressing One Quantity as a Percentage of Another
Determine simple percents. A helpful video shows the process of calculating the percentage relating one number to another. Using the method, pupils work several problems within worksheets to gain a better understanding of the skill.
Corbett Maths
Decimals to Percentages
Complete a quick conversion. Pupils view the short video to learn the process to convert a decimal to a percent. The scholars then practice the skill with two worksheets, giving them a chance to better understand the concept.
Corbett Maths
Reverse Percentages
What was the original? Scholars learn how to find the whole when given the percent and the part in a percent problem. Eager learners use their skills to respond to several questions on a worksheet.
Corbett Maths
Percentages: Of an Amount (Non-Calc)
Know these four and be fine. Scholars learn how to calculate any percentage, all by knowing four easily calculated percents. Two worksheets provide opportunities for learners to refine their skills.
Corbett Maths
Fractions to Percentages
Take a look at the percentage of fractions. Mathematicians learn two different methods to convert fractions to percents. Using two worksheets, classmates practice the methods to determine when one method works easier than the other.
Corbett Maths
Percentages to Fractions
The percent is just a fraction of what the whole used to be. The resource uses the definition of percents to convert percents to fractions. Pupils then use the worksheets to practice the skill.
Corbett Maths
Percentages to Decimals
Make a simple conversion. The short resource provides a description and demonstrates the process of changing percentages to decimals. Two worksheets provide pupils the chance to practice the skill.
PBS
Proportional Scaling
It is not as simple as scaling. MIT researchers explain that a micro engine cannot just be a proportional scaling of a working larger engine. The Math at the Core: Ratios resource compares the proportions involved with the surface area...
PBS
Real-Life Math — Production Scheduler
Use unit rates to find the number of parts needed to produce a given number of units. A production scheduler shares the different ways schedulers use math to ensure the required amount of parts are available to manufacture air...
PBS
Scale City — Similar Figures in the Real World
Bat a perfect thousand when learning about math and baseball. Scholars view an informative video on Babe Ruth and the Louisville Slugger Museum. They answer several questions on batting averages and scale models using ratios and...
PBS
Scale City — One-Dimensional Scaling in the Real World
Dinosaurs sure were big! Viewers of an engaging video discover the Dinosaur World in Kentucky and how scales and proportional reasoning factor into the dinosaur models in the park. They then work through several problems on scales and...
PBS
Real World Ratio and Rate Problem: Bianca’s Fifty Percent Solution
Fifty percent off can still be quite expensive. Future consumers watch a video showing an irresponsible young shopper overspending in a 50 percent off sale. They then use store ads to calculate 10, 25, 50, and 75 percent discounts on items.
PBS
Relative Reasoning in Finance
Take stock of your financial knowledge. As part of the Math at the Core MS: Ratios series, future investors consider the financial well-being and the environmental stewardship of companies in which to invest. They calculate an emissions...
PBS
The Lowdown — Understanding Inflation: A Stop Motion Explainer (Parts 1 and 2)
Things are so expensive these days. A two-part video explains the concept of inflation and its ties to the federal nominal interest rate. Pupils then use data on the historical prices of items to calculate the inflation rates for several...
PBS
The Lowdown — The Math of Credit Cards
Take credit for finding a great lesson on credit cards. Future consumers first learn about lines of credit and credit cards by watching a video. They then work through some problems on simple interest and monthly payments.