Curated and Reviewed by
Lesson Planet
This Learning About Rate worksheet also includes:
- Answer Key
- Reading Passage
- Join to access all included materials
After reading a one-page passage on how to understand and solve distance/rate problems, young mathematicians answer six word problems that have them correctly set up the formula in order to solve for the distnace, rate, or time in the equation.
25 Views
30 Downloads
CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
Additional Tags
Instructional Ideas
- Pass out calculators for learners to check their solutions after working out each problem
- Use the reading passage page as an instructional tool, or pass it out to learners to refer to while they work out the six-word problems
Classroom Considerations
- Best used as an introduction to distance/rate problems
Pros
- Comes with an answer key for a straightforward assessment
- Makes learning relevant by having learners answer real-world word problems about distance and rate
Cons
- None