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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Mass Ratio Calculation

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains mass ratio definition and mass ratio calculations.
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University of Minnesota

U Mn: Gender Ratios in Global Migration: Men Who Migrate, Women Who Wait?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource uses a text and graph to show how the gender ratio of international migrants - the proportion of male to female migrants - has changed over time. Its goal is to stimulate thinking about shifting gender ratios in global...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Understanding Tape Diagrams

For Teachers 6th Standards
Using a tape diagram is one of the key models for ratios and proportions.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Two School Dance

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to see how well students students understand and reason with ratios. This task was adapted from problem #14 on the 2011 American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 8 Test. Aligns with 7.RP.A.3. The site provides a...
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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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Jim and Jesse's Money

For Teachers 6th
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.
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Common Core Sheets

Common Core Sheets: Rate Language 6.rp.2 Worksheets

For Teachers 6th
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of ratio concepts.
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The Math League

The Math League: Ratio

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site gives a definition of a ratio along with two word problems. Also shows the student how to compare ratios using fractions.
Activity
Wyzant

Wyzant: Proportion Basics

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
WyzAnt provides an explanation and examples on solving proportions. Proportions practice problems and a proportion calculator are included in this lesson.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Proportions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson contains notes and examples for instructing how to solve proportions. Begins with relations to equivalent fractions, and then gets into solving algebraically using cross products. It...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: What's My Ratio?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students use linear measurement and calculators to investigate proportionality and determine the constant ratio between similar figures.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Cake Recipe Ratio

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math has to go into the kitchen to solve this real-world problem. A student is looking for a solution to a ratio problem about baking a cake. You'll need to stir up your knowledge of ratios, fractions, decimals, proportions, and...
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PBS

Pbs: Real World Proportional Relationships: Gender Wage Gap

For Students 6th - 8th
Using this infographic, learn how wage equity today compares with data from 50 years ago, at the dawn of the equal pay movement. The accompanying classroom activity invites students to explore the change in the gender wage gap from 1965...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Ratios

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This short exercise gives the student a ratio in reduced terms, and then gives the students a replacement value for one part of the ratio. The student is then to input the other part of the replacement ratio so as to keep the two ratios...
Interactive
Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Dirt Bike Proportions

For Students 4th - 6th Standards
Find the number which makes the fractions equal in this multiplayer race!
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Use Proportions

For Students 9th - 10th
Test your knowledge using proportions.
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Recognize Proportions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Test your knowledge of proportions and how they relate to parts of a whole.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Similar Triangles and Proportions

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this activity, students will investigate the relationship among the similar triangles formed when a segment is constructed parallel to one side of a triangle. They will explore the various ratios that exist between the lengths of the...
Lesson Plan
University of South Florida

Fcat: The Shadow Knows (Ratio, Proportion & Measurement)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students use their height and the length of the shadow to determine the height of buildings. A great outdoor activity to learn about proportions and ratios.
Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ratios and Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A seventh-grade student is having trouble understanding ratios, fractions, and simplest form. Dr. Math to the rescue! Real-world, easy to grasp examples.
Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Proportions: Introduction

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explains the basics and terminology of proportions.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Ratios, Fractions, and Percentages

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This page explores how ratios can be written as fractions. The site also discusses proportions and reducing ratios with problems and examples.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solving Proportions

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson introduces the cross product method for solving proportions. It also connects the mathematical content to real-world applications.
Website
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Means Proportional and Geometric Means

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math helps a student discover the meaning of the mean proportional of two numbers. Detailed explanation with examples.

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