Curated OER
Getting The Point
Middle schoolers complete a unit of lessons on the relationships between decimals, whole numbers, and fractions. They use paper strips to solve fraction problems, view and solve examples, and use calculators to convert fractions into...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Architects in Action
Through this lesson plan, 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'...
Other
Desmos: Tile Pile
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.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Introduction to Ratio Tables
Seventh graders use ratio cards to find equivalencies and form partnerships for the week. As a class, 7th graders discuss and decide on classroom norms. Give each student a ratio card. Instruct students to find a classmate whose card has...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Ratio Tables
Explains what ratio tables are. Includes simple examples and a few practice problems.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 7.rp.2b Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of the constant of proportionality.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 6.rp.3a Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of ratio concepts and creating tables and graphs.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Percents
This lesson provides a variety of activities for the middle schoolers to experience using percents. The usage of percents is presented in the context of situations that occur in a student's daily life. A kinesthetic activity is also...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Thirsty for Ratios
In this lesson, the students will learn what a ratio is and how it can be used in a comparison. In this lesson, students will also determine how to combine a sports drink in powder form and water to make enough for a whole football team....
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Using a Ratio Table
The ratio table is a tool that students can use to solve a variety of problems.
Better Lesson
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.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Customarily Speaking and Measuring
Students will be using a hands-on approach to learning about length, capacity, and weight. This lesson contains a detailed plan, slides containing notes and problems, and a video tutorial.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Constant Speed
Students will connect math and science while working with constant speed. This lesson includes several constant speed problems that can be modeled with ratio tables. Included is a detailed plan, video explanation, slides containing notes...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Coordinate Grid (Day 3)
The students will be learning about the coordinate grid through the use of multiple learning styles and real-life examples. This lesson includes a detailed plan, slides containing notes and problems, and a video explanation.
Other
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.