Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Buying Protein Bars and Magazines
In this lesson plan, 7th graders determine the amount of magazines that can be purchased and explore proportional relationships.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Dueling Candidates
Seventh graders use proportional reasoning to solve word problems regarding an election.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Robot Races
This lesson plan allows students to explore proportional relationships using information from robot races.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp and 7.g Sand Under the Swing Set
In this lesson plan, 7th graders determine the amount of sand needed to cover a particular area using proportional relationships.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Proportional Reasoning: Set 1
Students will identify and use properties to solve equations when given a word problem or one that is already set up for them.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Mixtures
This activity will help students develop their understanding of percents and proportional reasoning by solving mixture problems. Working with two piles of circles the student determines the number in each pile that will be colored. In...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Unit Rates
An interactive simulation that teaches about ratios, proportional reasoning, and using double number lines to look for patterns through interactions while shopping for fruits, vegetables, and candy and by comparing cars with different...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Determining Arc Length
Given a problem situation involving sectors of circles, the student will use proportional reasoning to solve the problem.
Google
Google for Education: Ratios and Proportions
Learners use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and math problems by reasoning about tables of equivalent ratios, tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations.
Purple Math
Purplemath: Proportions: Introduction
Explains the basics and terminology of proportions.
PBS
Pbs: Scale City: Inverse Proportions and Shadows in the Real World
In this video, students take a quick trip through the history of drive-in theaters and are then asked to consider the question, "What is the relationship between the size of an object's shadow and the object's distance from a light...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Pass the Ball
In this activity, students use mathematics to examine patterns that occur in a specific scenario and predict future events for the scenario. Data is collected on the time it takes to pass a ball. The students plot graphs, fit the data...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Using Multiplication by a Constant Factor
Given problems involving proportional relationships, the student will use multiplication by a constant factor to solve the problems.
Other
Nearpod: Rates & Ratios
In this lesson on ratios, 7th graders explore how ratios can be used to demonstrate rates by exploring proportional relationships.
Other
The Futures Channel: Proportional Reasoning
"Connecting learning to the real world" is the goal of the Futures Channel. Through the use of short videos, teachers can integrate real-world examples of how math and science are used in everyday life. Complete teaching guidelines...
Other
Desmos: Marcellus the Giant
Students explore proportional relationships in this activity as they create a giant that is proportional to an original model. The proportions are graphed and students can interact with the graph to change the giant's size.
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.
Queen's Printer for Ontario
E workshop.on.ca: Effective Instruction in Math, 4 6: Big Ideas [Pdf]
Volume 1 in an eworkshop Guide to Effective Instruction in Math outlines and illustrates instructional strategies for explaining five big ideas of number sense and numeration to students in grades 4 through 6: quantity, operational...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Just How Many Are There?
This activity introduces students to the concept of using proportional reasoning to estimate the size of an animal population.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Meal Manager
In this activity, students can use percentages and proportional reasoning skills to solve problems.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Stepping Stones
In this activity, students use volume formulas and proportional reasoning to calculate the amount of concrete needed to make stepping stones of a specific size.
PBS
Pbs: Scale City: Scaling Up Rectangles in the Real World
In this video, students explore Depression-era post office murals and modern outdoor murals to learn how artists use proportional reasoning and measurement to create large-scale paintings. The video ends with the question, "How do...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Art Class, Variation 2
In this lesson plan, 7th graders explore proportional relastionships using paint colors.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Buying Coffee
In this lesson, 7th graders explore the proportional relationship between coffee and the cost.