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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.
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Better Lesson: Scale Drawings
This lesson will provide students the opportunity to work with scale drawings as they create their own road trip to see how far they go using a map of the United States.
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Better Lesson: Using Rates
This lesson is designed to get students connecting their learning about unit rates to real life examples.
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Better Lesson: Introducing Ratios Stations
To understand the concept of ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
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Better Lesson: Writing Ratios the Right Way Stations
The students will be reinforcing what they have learned using a variety of methods in this station activity.
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Better Lesson: Real World Ratios Day 1
Mathematics, ratios and how they connect to the real world.
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Better Lesson: Real World Ratios Day 2
Using rich math problems and multiple representations to solve ratios.
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Better Lesson: Ratio Review for 6.rp.1, 6.rp.3a, 6.rp.3d
The students will be able to show what they know about ratios and how to use multiple representations strategically.
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Better Lesson: Understanding Tape Diagrams
Using a tape diagram is one of the key models for ratios and proportions.
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Better Lesson: Using a Ratio Table
The ratio table is a tool that students can use to solve a variety of problems.
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Better Lesson: Writing Ratios the Right Way!
Sixth graders will write ratios using a variety of formats.
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Better Lesson: Capacity or Weight....it's Full of Beans!
Sixth graders will be using a hands-on approach to learning about length, capacity and weight.
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Better Lesson: Power to the 10! Conversions With the Metric System
Sixth graders will be using ratio tables to convert units of metric measurements and looking for patterns to help make the problems easier.
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Better Lesson: I Can See the Future!
How do we use ratios to make predictions? Let's find out!
ABCya
Ab Cya: Equal Ratios Asteroids
Equal Ratio Asteroids is an educational game for kids that provides practice in finding equal ratios. Asteroids with ratio problems move down from the top of the screen toward your planet. Kids must "equalize" the invaders with the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Engineer a Jetliner
In this interactive lesson, students will experience the engineering design process as an aerospace engineer assigned to design and test an airplane.
Other
Math Snacks: Atlantean Dodgeball
Ratio errors confuse one of the coaches as two teams face off in an epic dodgeball tournament.
Math Drills
Math Drills: Fractions Worksheets
Download and print these worksheets to sharpen your skills working with fractions. Worksheets focus on modeling fractions, ratios and proportions, comparing, ordering, simplifying, converting, and order of operations.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Statue of Liberty
Is the Statue of Liberty's nose too long? Challenge is to figure out the length of the Statue of Liberty's nose by knowing the length of her arm.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Salaries
Use the information from the U.S. Census to determine if women will ever earn as much money as men.
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Better Lesson: Ratios With Thinking Blocks
How can you use a bar model to represent ratio problems? Students work with problem sets on the Thinking Blocks website.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Percentages
A comprehensive guide for learning all about percentages with definitions, how to calculate them, solved examples, and practice questions.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Gallery Problems Exercise
Students who have a clear understanding of the previous lessons can work on gallery problems of their choosing. This can be used as a good review or assessment.