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Florida Center for Instructional Technology

Integrating Mathematics into Literature

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
You class will read Cucumber Soup by Vickie Leigh Krudwig as an anticipatory set for this lesson on ratios. They make models of the insects in the story and then use them as a source of data for this ratio and proportion lesson. This...
Interactive
Scholastic

Study Jams! Similar Figures

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Discover how triangles are congruent based on their sides, angles, and proportionality. Learners explore the ways to determine similarity at their own pace, and then they practice afterwards with an assessment. 
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Curated OER

Practice: Word Problems

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Congratulations, you've just hit the word problem jackpot! Covering an incredible range of topics from integers and fractions, to percents, geometry, and much more, this collection of worksheets will keep young mathematicians...
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Curated OER

Ratio and Proportion 2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ratio worksheet, students analyze the number of orders taken for different foods in a cafe. Students solve 8 ratio and proportion problems using the numbers in the data table. There are detailed examples on the page.
Interactive
Curated OER

My Test Book: Ratios and Proportions

For Students 5th - 6th
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding ratios and proportions. Students may view the correct answers.
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Central New Mexico Community College

Percent Word Problems

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Take young mathematicians' understanding of percents into the real world with this series of word problems. Involving a variety of contexts from calculating scores on math tests and savings account interest, to determining sale prices...
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Open Text Book Store

Arithmetic for College Students: Worksheets

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Loaded with concepts ranging from multiplying decimals to converting units to solving problems using the order of operations, a thorough practice packet is perfect for a fifth or sixth grade math classroom.
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Curated OER

Ratios and Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this ratios and proportions worksheet, learners complete a series of short answer questions based on different charts and word problems dealing with ratios and proportions. Students complete 9 problems.
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Curated OER

Ratio and Proportion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars explore ratios and proportions. In this ratios lesson plan, students work in groups to identify the ratio of boys to girls, as well as the ratio of vowels to consonants in their names. Given a bag of candy, young scholars...
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Curated OER

Proportionality: Modeling the Future

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore and examine how patterns, measurement, ratios and proportions are utilized in the research development and production of airplanes. They meet a pilot from the Federal Aviation Association who describes the growth of air...
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Developing the Concept: Proportions

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students solve problems with proportions. In this proportions lesson, students solve word problems as they learn about how to set up formulas for solving proportions. Students then solve problems using proportions.
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Curated OER

Introducing the Concept: Proportions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students measure distances. In this proportions lesson, students use a map to find how far it is between different cities. Students use their knowledge of measurement, multiplication and fractions to find the distances.
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Curated OER

House Project

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Make young mathematicians' dreams a reality with this fun drawing project. Given the task of designing their dream home, students create drawings and physical models that demonstrate their understanding of proportion and scale.
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Curated OER

Balancing the Scales: Understanding Ratios

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners are introduced to the concept of ratios. In groups, they convert sets of numbers into a ratio. After practicing, they use the ratios and proportions to solve story problems. They also calculate map distances and discover map...
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Math Mammoth

Ratios 1

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ratios learning exercise, students complete several activities for ratios. Students enhance their understanding of ratios and percents.
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Curated OER

Ratio Problems and Bar/Block Models Two

For Students 5th - 8th
Learners complete word problems about ratios using fractions, money, and more. Pupils complete four problems.
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Curated OER

Using Proportions To Solve Word Problems

For Students 4th - 5th
For this proportion worksheet, students solve a set of 7 questions using proportion. A reference web site for additional activities is given.
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Berkshire Museum

Adopt a Schoolyard Tree

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Help young scientists connect with nature and learn about trees with a fun life science lesson plan. Heading out into the school yard, children choose a tree to adopt, taking measurements, writing descriptions, and drawing sketches of it...
Activity
Noyce Foundation

Measuring Mammals

For Students K - 12th Standards
Explore the meaning of scale and proportion with a set of five activities that examines the topic from elementary through high school. The first lessons explore ratio by examining pictures of different sizes. The next three activities...
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Curated OER

Equivalent Ratios (Homework 18.2)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ratios worksheet, students solve 20 problems that pertain to equivalent ratios and writing ratios in the simplest form.
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What's Math Got To Do With It?

For Teachers 5th
Students explore numbers, computation, ratios, proportions, probabilities, statistics, and money in this six lessons unit. Practical applications in the real world are emphasized through an interactive approach to math in these lessons.
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Helping with Math

Ratio and Proportion: Writing Ratios (1 of 2)

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Here is the first of two printable ratio worksheets. For the first three problems, pupils count the numbers of two different objects and simply write down the ratios. There are then four problems in word form for which they also write...
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Curated OER

Ratio and Proportions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the means and extremes of a proportion, the how to make a scale drawing.
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Curated OER

Ratios, Proportions and Percents

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete 3 activities centered around percents. In this ratios, proportions and percents lesson, 5th graders create designs on grid paper that illustrate a variety of percents, solve percent problems mentally, and use...