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Proportions

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students perform mathematical operations to create proportional measurements, after listening to the David Schwartz book, If You Hopped Like a Frog.
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Math Can Take You Places

Picture This

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Engage scholars in a ratio lesson that employs real-world scenarios. Learners will compare the length and width of pictures and use a table to identify ratio patterns. They watch "Math Can Take You Places" and discuss jobs that use math...
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Math Mammoth

Ratios and Proportions

For Students 6th - 8th
In this math learning exercise, middle schoolers use cross multiplication to find the solutions to the given proportions. Then they write the proportions to solve the word problems.
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Count The Letters

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students perform activities involving ratios, proportions and percents. Given a newspaper article, groups of students count the number of letters in a given area. They use calculators and data collected to construct a pie chart and bar...
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NTTI

If You Hopped Like a Frog

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Get your frogs hopping by introducing them to the concepts of ratio and proportion. As a class, they perform arithmetic operations using ratios then discover how they represent quantitative relationships. In groups, they write their own...
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Curated OER

Proportional Problems 1

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore representing fractions as ratios and proportions. They model proportions through the use of blocks, LEGO gears and activities with bicycle gears and pedals. Students work with bicycle gear boxes to observe and...
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Ratios and Proportions

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
This study guide would be great to use when presenting a lesson on ratios and proportions. It includes clear definitions, explanations, and examples to work through as a class or individually. In addition, it has notes on rates and...
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Noyce Foundation

Cereal

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
Find the best protein-packed cereal. The short assessment task covers equivalent and comparing ratios within a context. Pupils determine the cereal with the highest ratio of protein. A rubric helps teachers with point allotments for...
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Curated OER

Daily Time Ratios

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students track and record how much time they spend on each activity. In this spreadsheet instructional activity, students apply different functions using Microsoft excel to format cells and calculate the sum of their total time spent...
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Using Ratios to Taste the Rainbow

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve problems using ratios and proportion. In this algebra lesson, students analyze skittles and their different colors as they apply the properties of ratios and proportions to solve their problems.
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Curated OER

Comparing Ratios

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students solve problems using ratio and proportion. In this math comparison lesson, students identify methods used to solve and compare ratio and proportion in the real world. They apply criss cross multiplying to solve their problems.
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Curated OER

Using Proportions to Estimate

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate ratio and proportion. In this unit rates lesson, students estimate using proportions and find their errors in doing so. They calculate unit rates and define the concept of unit rates.
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Curated OER

Scale factors: Ratios and Proportions

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Learners create building and models using scale factors. In this geometry lesson, students apply the properties of ratio and proportion to solve problems. They identify the means and extremes property of cross multiplication.
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Curated OER

Solving Problems with Proportions

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore the concept of proportions. In this proportion lesson, 7th graders play a review game involving whiteboards. Students work in groups to solve a given proportion the fastest. Students also work in pairs to solve...
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Curated OER

Balancing the Scales: Understanding Ratios

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students 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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Curated OER

Ratio Relationships

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students solve for the different ratio and proportion of a problem. In this geometry lesson, students show their knowledge of how to solve proportional relationships. They convert between percent, decimals and fractions.
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Curated OER

Proportional Segments Between Parallel Lines

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify similar triangles.  In this proportional segments lesson, students identify corresponding sides, set up ratios, and find the length of the missing side of a triangle.  They use the parallel/proportionality conjecture to...
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Curated OER

Proportions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study proportions. In this mathematics lesson, students measure their body length, head length, and ratio of their body, write their findings on a group chart, and discuss how a person's head size or arm span are in proportion...
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Curated OER

Solve for Scale Factors Using Proportions

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders solve problems using proportions with scaled drawings. They work with maps and blue-prints discussing scales and plans and examine different polygons and figure out the scale factors or proportions they have been changed by.
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Robot Ratios

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students measure the activity and parts of a robot. In this algebra lesson, students explore ratio and proportion using their classroom. They apply properties of fractions as they cross multiply to solve problems.
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Curated OER

Proportions a/b=c/d

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate distance and proportion of objects. In this algebra instructional activity, students define proportion and how it is used in math. They solve the problem through guided instruction.
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Get Geared Up

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Middle schoolers calculate gear ratio as they solve word problems. They discuss and find slopes as they relate to real life. Additionally, they hey use ratio and proportion to make predictions and solve problems.
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Curated OER

Investigation - The Local Bagel Shop

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate unit pricing to find which cup of coffee is a better buy. They use ratio and proportions to solve problems involving a change of scale in drawings, maps, recipes, etc. Students determine the unit cost of items...
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60-30-10

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use ratios and proportions to represent quantitative relationships as they investigate the concept of how percentages are used by designers. Students decorate the same room using three different percentages of colors.

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