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Activity
Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Blonde Hair Brown Eyes

For Students 9th - 10th
A problem involving fractions to determine the fraction of people in a class that have brown eyes.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Cooking With the Whole Cup

For Teachers 7th
In this lesson, 7th graders use knowledge of ratios of fractions to solve the word problems.
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Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Ratios and Rates 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Sixteen problems present a variety of practice simplifying ratios and writing ratios as unit rates. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View...
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Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Comparing Ratios and Fractions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Dr. Math helps a student see the connection between fractions and ratios using the names of Flintstone characters. A clever approach that requires an understanding of basic algebra concepts.
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Interactive
Arcademics

Arcademics: Ratio Stadium

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Select the equivalent ratio to win the motorcycle race.
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Ratios

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This short exercise gives the student a ratio in reduced terms, and then gives the students a replacement value for one part of the ratio. The student is then to input the other part of the replacement ratio so as to keep the two ratios...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Engineer a Jetliner

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive lesson, students will experience the engineering design process as an aerospace engineer assigned to design and test an airplane.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Kid Vid: Fractions and Scale

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Students think about how fractional measurements relate to scale models, learn about alternate ways of expressing scale ratios, and demonstrate understanding of fractions and scale in this interactive from KET. After watching video...
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Measurement Comparisons: Lesson 3

For Students 7th - 8th
This lesson explains how to compare measurements using ratios. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Measurement Comparisons."
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: What Are Ratios?

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson defines the term ratio.
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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ratios and Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
A seventh-grade student is having trouble understanding ratios, fractions, and simplest form. Dr. Math to the rescue! Real-world, easy to grasp examples.
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Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Ratio to Fraction Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Convert ratios to fractions. The ratio to fraction calculator finds fraction equivalents of ratio terms and reduces the fractions to simplest form.