Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Equivalent Expressions With Percent Problems
Practice equivalent expressions with percent problems.
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Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment
This lesson allows students to practice writing and solving rates by conducting an experiment to find the best tasting Kool-Aid mixture. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Jim and Jesse's Money
In this real-world context, 6th graders are given the ratio of Jim's money to Jesse's and the amounts they have spent so far on a road trip, and they must calculate what each person had at the start of the trip. Aligns with 6.RP.A.3.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finals Week Day 1
Sixth graders define rate and give examples of how they can use rates.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Converting Square Units
For this task, 6th graders must inches to feet in order to find the area of a rectangular board and explain the error in the calculations made by the board owner. Aligns with 6.RP.A.3.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp, 6.ee Fruit Salad
A fruit salad consists of blueberries, raspberries, grapes, and cherries. The fruit salad has a total of 280 pieces of fruit. There are twice as many raspberries as blueberries, three times as many grapes as cherries, and four times as...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Units
In this exercise, students solve word problems that involve using different units. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Percent Word Problems
Practice solving word problems involving percents. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.g Painting a Barn
This task asks students to determine the area of the exterior walls of a barn and to calculate how many gallons of paint would be needed to cover them, as well as the cost of the paint. Aligns with 6.G.A and 6.RP.A.3.