Purple Math
Purplemath: Basic "Percent Of" Word Problems
Demonstrates how to set up and solve 'percent of' word problems such as 'What percent of 16 is 5?'.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Heat Transfer Lab
This lab is designed to have students examine the different factors that affect the rate of heat transfer through a barrier between two gases.
Purple Math
Purplemath: "Investment" Word Problems
Demonstrates in a systematic way how to set up and solve 'investment' word problems.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rate Review
This resource is a review of basic rates including a few practice problems.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Elem Math: Dividing to Find the Time
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students solve word problems where they must calculate how long a task will take based on the rate. Includes video demonstrating a sample...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp, 6.ee Fruit Salad
A fruit salad consists of blueberries, raspberries, grapes, and cherries. The fruit salad has a total of 280 pieces of fruit. There are twice as many raspberries as blueberries, three times as many grapes as cherries, and four times as...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg a Ton of Snow
In this task, students are asked to find out how much snow has been shoveled using the concepts of area, depth, density, and rate. Aligns with HSG-MG.A.2.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Data Transfer
Students use unit rates to answer two questions in this real-world math performance task.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: N q.a.1, a ced.a.1, and N q.a.2: Harvesting the Fields
This task is about farm-workers who are harvesting two fields. Students are presented with a scenario involving two teams of workers, two different sizes of fields, and work spread out over two days. They must calculate how many...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Comparison of Unit Rates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert rates to unit rates and compare the unit rates.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Ratios
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students write ratios to model real-world scenarios. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Simple and Compound Interest
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This lesson provides a summary review of simple interest and exploration of continuously compounding interest. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Comparison of Unit Rates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare unit rates using inequality symbols
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Identification and Writing of Equivalent Rates Grade 6
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Convert ratios to rates and then compare the rates.
Common Core Sheets
Common Core Sheets: Ratios and Proportional Relationships 6.rp.3b Worksheets
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of ratios and unit rates.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Speed/time Problems at the Olympics
8 speed/time problems from Olympic athletics, rowing, and cycling aimed at GCSE students (grades 8, 9, and 10). This activity encourages investigation and research for some parts of the questions and gives students opportunities to...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Unit Rates
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students learn to find unit rates. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice problems.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Comparing Fuel Economy
In this lesson students will explore rates. They will use the concept of rates to compute and compare fuel economy. This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls Engaged in Math and Science, GEMS Project funded by the Malone...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment
Seventh grade students have had wide-ranging experiences with fractions and operations on fractions, but ratios and rates may be new concepts for them. This activity introduces students to the idea of rates via a familiar and tangible...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment
This lesson allows students 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...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Finals Week Day 2
Which drink has the strongest caffeine concentration? Students work on this problem for the second of two lessons.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Are You a Good Consumer?
Sixth graders look at making wise consumer decisions by figuring out what is the better deal.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Using Rates Stations
Student centered activities based on rates and unit rates!
Cuemath
Cuemath: Rate
In this mini lesson, students will learn about rate, what is rate, the unit rate calculator, the ratio definition, and unit rate examples. Practice questions test understanding.