Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp, 7.rp.3 Climbing the Steps of El Castillo
A performance task in which young scholars solve a problem involving a proportional relationship. The problem is: The temple at the top of the pyramid is approximately 24 meters above the ground, and there are 91 steps leading up to the...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 4
Students use ratio reasoning to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. John got two votes for every vote Will got. It was necessary to get more than half the votes to get elected. What...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 3
Students use ratios to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. It was necessary to get more than half the votes to...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 2
Students use ratios to solve the following performance task: John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. How many more votes did John get than Will?
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Voting for Two, Variation 1
John and Will ran for 6th grade class president. There were 36 students voting. John got two votes for every vote Will got. How many votes did each get? Aligns with 6.RP.A.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Ratio of Boys to Girls
Sixth graders work with a ratio stating the number of boys to girls in a school and use it to calculate the fraction of students who are boys and the total number of students. Aligns with 6.RP.A.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: I Can See the Future!
How do we use ratios to make predictions? Let's find out!