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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Smart Shoppers

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will compare ratios with different denominators, and then with common denominators. They will also find unit rates.
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Kqed: The Lowdown: Life Expectancy: Finding Ratio Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th
In this interactive map, learn how life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, and physical activity rates have changed dramatically throughout the United States over the last three decades.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Hippos Love Pumpkins

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use ratios to answer four questions about rates in situations involving unusual units in this performance task.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Triathlon and Fitness

For Students 5th - 8th
The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories? This activity provides a real-life context for working with proportionality, speed, rates, and units of measurement and is aimed...
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Education Place

Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Distance, Speed, & Time

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Using these rate of speed problems practice figuring out either the distance, time or speed. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Interpreting Graphs of Proportional Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice reading and analyzing graphs of proportional relationships. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Real Life Math: Physical Trainer

For Students 6th - 8th
The general manager of a fitness center explains how numerical calculations, percentages, and ratios are critical to his job in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students explore percentages, fractions, and...
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Student Achievement Partners

Illustrative Mathematics: Art Class [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students demonstrate understanding of proportional relationships when completing an assessment.

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