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Solving Problems with Proportions
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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Proportion Problems
Seventh graders explore the concept of proportions. In this proportions lesson, 7th graders determine which offer is the better deal given two pizza offers. Students use cross products to solve proportions. Students write directions...
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M&M's
Pupils use M&M candies to show fractions, percents, and ratios. Individually, they complete a worksheet using their candies and solving equations of greater than or less than. They review their answers and strategies used as a class.
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Use Proprotions To Solve Word Problems
Eighth graders explore ratios and proportions and how they are used in day to day life. As an activity, they find their own heart rate and then take a survey of other heart rates in the room. After organizing the data, 8th graders use...
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More for my Money
Students solve problems involving ratio and proportion. In this algebra activity, students analyze the currencies found in different countries. They create formulas to convert between the different currencies and use ratio and proportion...
Illustrative Mathematics
Buying Gas
A quick problem to test your middle schoolers' knowledge of dividing with decimals. Also a good practice of unit rates, they must compute the cost of one gallon of gas when given the total amount for a fill up. Can be used as a preface...
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Is Bigger Always Better?
Explore rational numbers with the young mathematicians in your class. They will investigate decimals, fractions, and percents before ordering and comparing rational numbers. This multi-day unit includes differentiation activities and...
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Rates and Proportions
Students read a cookie recipe and complete a worksheet that asks them to establish ratios and proportions for various ingredients in the recipe.
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Ratio
Students calculate the ratio and apply it to construction. In this geometry lesson plan, students convert between different units and use decimals and fractions interchangeable. They find the fraction of a given amount using the...
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Ratios, Proportions, and Cross-multiplication
Middle schoolers use cross-multiplication to find the unknown respiration rate of an astronaut. In this multiplication lesson plan, students also use the same process to find missing values in proportions.
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Currency Exchange
Students investigate the currency exchange rate. In this middle school mathematics lesson, student use proportions to exchange between the U.S. dollar and the euro. Students come up with a product they would like to buy and...
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7.RP Music Companies, Variation 1
We've got the beat! And your musically-minded mathematicians will tap their toes as they determine which music company would be getting a better deal based on their offers to buy out TunesTown. The topic is extended in an additional...
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Water Availability
Just how scarce is water in different parts of the world? Through these water lessons, young data analysts use provided data to investigate the scarcity of water in countries of the Middle East and Africa. They use ratios and rates to...
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Lessons for Beginner Atlatl Users
Ninth graders research weapons of the Aboriginal people and throw a dart with and without the use of an atlatl. In this cross curricular lesson, 9th graders research the weapons of the Aboriginal people. They throw darts with and without...
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Math: Currency Exchange Rates
Sixth graders apply the division and multiplication of decimals to convert dollars to various international currencies. In a travel simulation activity, they convert money, distance, and temperatures. During their "trip," students...
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Solving Percent Problems with Proportions
Seventh graders explore the concept of percent problems. In this percent problem lesson, 7th graders use proportion equations to solve percent problems. Students find percentages of numbers and use proportions to determine percents in...
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Ratios
Sixth graders pariticipate in a lesson that focuses on the finding of a ratio and using it to set up a proportion in realtionship to creating a scale drawing. This is done using given problems. It would be valuable for students to have...
Illustrative Mathematics
Buying Protein Bars and Magazines
Packing for a trip? This activity allows learners to decide how many magazines and protein bars they can buy with twenty dollars. They can organize their work in a chart to track how many items they can purchase. There are two different...
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Jazz and Math: The Beat Goes On
Learners collect real data through listening, counting and timing jazz pieces.They use ratios, rates, and proportions to report collected data and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music.
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Atlatl Lessons Grade 4-12
Students experiment with velocity, ratios, and rates. In this data management instructional activity, students throw a dart with and without using an atlatl and collect and record various data. Students construct ratios based on the data...
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Playing with Money (From the New Zealand Point of View)
Young scholars explore the exchange rates for five countries. They identify the units of currency of a number of countries. Students convert money amounts accurately from New Zealand dollars to another currency. They graph currency...
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Maps
Young scholars figure out the mileage from one state to another using a map. In this map instructional activity, students look at the scale factor and turn it into a fraction. They measure the distance between two cities and use the...
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Playing with Money (From the Other Point of View)
Learners explore exchange rates. They identify the units of currency of a number of countries. Students convert money amounts accurately. They graph currency fluctuations and interpret graphs.
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PrimeTime Math: Cliffbound!
Young scholars are involved in a cooperative learning environment that analyzes fractions, ratios to time and distance, equivalent fractions and numerical relationships and expressions in quantitative problems. They take notes, relate...