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Macomb Intermediate School District: Mathematics: Ratios and Rates [Pdf]
Activities for students that allow them to explore the concept of comparing ratios and unit rates using real-world scenarios.
Math Aids
Math Aids: Ratio Worksheets
Great resource for learning and practicing ratios and unit rates. Math worksheets are printable, may be customized, and include answer keys.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rate Review
Explains what rates and unit rates are, and how unit rates are used for solving problems. Includes a practice problem.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Rate Language 6.rp.2 Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of ratio concepts.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp the Escalator, Assessment Variation
Learners demonstrate their understanding of the concept of ratio and unit rate association with a ratio.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Comparing Rates
Example problem: Three different stores are offering a deal on pencils. Which store has the lowest price per pencil? Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 8.ee Sore Throats, Variation 2
In 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: 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...
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Percents Are Ratios
This Math Page tutorial explains how percents are ratios and then features a practice exercise.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Converting Square Units
In 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.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ratios and Fractions
A seventh-grade student is having trouble understanding ratios, fractions, and simplest form. Dr. Math to the rescue! Real-world, easy to grasp examples.
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...
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.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Lowdown: Life Expectancy: Finding Ratio Relationships
In this interactive map, learn how life expectancy, obesity, hypertension, and physical activity rates have changed dramatically throughout the United States over the last three decades. The accompanying classroom activity supports...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Mangos for Sale
Students use ratios and unit rates to answer this performance task.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Get Going With Rate
Explore the concepts of rate, distance, and speed in this interactive lesson. Discover how to use formulas to solve word problems and calculate salaries. A concise lesson with excellent examples, connections to real world experiences,...
Education Place
Houghton Mifflin: Eduplace: Extra Practice Quiz Percent as a Ratio
Find the percent using a ratio and find a ratio using a percent. Read the interactive quiz rules and then click on the "Begin" ticket. If you answer incorrectly you get one more chance to try again then you are told the correct answer....
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment
This lesson allows young scholars 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: 7.rp Walk a Thon 2
The purpose of this task is for middle schoolers to translate information about a context involving constant speed into information presented in a table and to find the time it takes to travel a unit distance as well as the distance...
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...
Arcademics
Arcademics: Dirt Bike
Solving proportions by finding the missing part and advance your dirt bike to the finish line.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Interpreting Graphs of Proportional Relationships
Practice reading and analyzing graphs of proportional relationships. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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.