Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: The Golf Ball Challenge
In this activity, students will measure the bounce heights of golf balls dropped from a height. They examine the geometric sequence in the successive bounce heights and determine the constant or common ratio and the rate of decay of the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Sore Throats, Variation 2
For this task where two saltwater solutions are compared, 8th graders must find equivalent ratios, write an equation that works for both solutions, draw the equation's graph, and interpret the slope as a unit rate. Aligns with 8.EE.B.5.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Poverty Trends: What Does It Mean to Be Poor in America?
Use math to learn about changes in US wealth distribution and poverty rate over time in this interactive from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students interpret the graphs and consider how the poverty rate spike following...
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Controlling Chemical Reactions
This lesson focuses on comparing the reaction rate of chemical reactions with different surface areas.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Triathlon and Fitness
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...
PBS
Pbs: Real Life Math: Production Scheduler
Production scheduler Jessi Felde explains how she uses math in her work in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video and then complete an activity involving one aspects of math that Ms. Felde...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Smart Shoppers
In this activity, students will compare ratios with different denominators, and then with common denominators. They will also find unit 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.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Metric Conversions and Rates
Find out all about measurement in this test prep lesson exploring English and metric measurement. Students can compare metric and customary measurements using the conversion charts, assess how much they have learned using the interactive...
Other
The Feminization of Poverty: Past and Future
Very extensive report on the poverty trends among females in the U.S. and the reasons for these trends. Also contains information on recent and past poverty rates and ratios.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Calculating Sales Tax
Dr. Math is asked about calculating sales tax. A quick and easy to follow explanation of how it works using fractions, decimals, ratio, and percent.
Other
Mathpower: Math Fundamental Assignments
Math variety of concepts, this colorful website is sure to give your students the chance show what they know. Concepts covered include rounding, division with decimals, order of operations, ratio, percent, multiplication, and division of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Proportional Relationships
Practice telling whether or not the relationship between two quantities is proportional by reasoning about equivalent ratios. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry
In this activity, students explore reactions in which chemical bonds are formed and broken. Students experiment with changing the temperature and the concentration of the atoms in order to see how these affect reaction rates. They also...
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Sat Math Test: Problem Solving and Data Analysis
SAT Math questions fall into different categories; one of these domains is Problem Solving and Data Analysis. These questions might ask you to create an appropriate equation from a word problem, convert units, or understand the meaning...
PBS
Pbs: Real Life Math: Physical Trainer
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...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Molly's Run, Assessment Variation
In this lesson plan students determine the unit rate when given ratios of fractions.
Math Playground
Math Playground: Problem Solving Videos
"Rated 'M' for middle school," Math TV invites you to tune in each week for videos of word problems being solved. Back episodes are available in subjects such as percentages, number sense, and fractions. Watch a problem worked out, then...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Tv Ratings (Pdf)
Here's a challenge for the avid TV watcher. Use your data interpretation skills to explore America's TV watching habits in this NCTM Math Challenges for Families activity. See if you can figure out which night of the week has the...
Student Achievement Partners
Illustrative Mathematics: Art Class [Pdf]
Students demonstrate understanding of proportional relationships when completing an assessment.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Performance Task (2 Days)
This lesson is a performance task based on their learning of ratios. Students will be using their knowledge of ratios and unit rates to create their own pizza.
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.
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