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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ratio and Proportion Geometry Review

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a Jeopardy style review for Ratio and Proportion. Comes form the McDougal Littell Geometry book.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Learning Ratios & Proportions Through Scale Drawings

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Website which strengthens the conceptual connection between scale drawings and ratios through an activity lesson.
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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...
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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...
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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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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Fractions as Percents Grade 7

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write fractions as percents by using proportions and equal ratios.
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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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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp,ee Gotham City Taxis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to give students an opportunity to solve a multi-step ratio problem that can be approached in many ways. The site includes a task and the solution.
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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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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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Other

P.u.e.m.a.c.: Que Es La Razon Aurea?

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how to calculate the Golden Ratio in this exercise.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee,rp 7.ee,rp Anna in d.c.

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The purpose of this task is to give students an opportunity to solve a multi-step percentage problem that can be approached in many ways. Because the tax and tip in this problem are a fixed percentage of the cost of the meal, the total...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Sore Throats, Variation 2

For Teachers 8th Standards
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.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Rates With Fractions: Practice

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice computing rates associated with ratios of fractions or decimals. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Cyberchase: Bianca Gets in Gear

For Students 5th - 8th
Bianca visits a bike shop and learns how bicycle gears work in this Cyberchase video segment. [3:26]
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Math Ratio

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The teacher will use this lesson plan flipchart to review simple problems.
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Jim Loy

Jl's Math Page: The Golden Rectangle and the Golden Ratio

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a personal site from Jim Loy that describes the golden rectangle and the golden ratio. Includes several diagrams and pictures as well as formulas. A good background in math is helpful.
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Other

Desmos: Tile Pile

For Students 6th
Students explore proportional relationships in this activity as they build a ratio table in order to project how many tiles would be needed to cover the area of a floor.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Architects in Action

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through this lesson, students will learn how to use ratios to create a scale drawing of their classroom's floor plan. It provides adaptations, discussion questions, assessment rubric, and suggested readings to help develop students'...
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Other

Desmos: Put the Point on the Line

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students investigate slope and how it can be explained as a ratio of change between the vertical and horizontal coordinates.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Identification and Writing of Equivalent Rates Grade 6

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert ratios to rates and then compare the rates.
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Arcademics

Arcademics: Dirt Bike

For Students 5th
Solving proportions by finding the missing part and advance your dirt bike to the finish line.
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Other

The Futures Channel: Proportional Reasoning

For Students 9th - 10th
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why the Shape of Your Screen Matters

For Students 9th - 10th
In this video, Brian Gervase explains how the size a of television screen affects how much of a movie people are able to watch. [3:33] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.

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