Curated OER
How Fast is Usain Bolt?
Revisit the 2012 Summer Olympics by having seventh graders calculate the unit rate sprinting speed of the 100-meter gold medal winner.
CK-12 Foundation
Whole Number Multiplication: Multiplication Map
How many miles did a car travel if it traveled at 55mph for three hours? What are the factors for this multiplication sentence? These are the questions young mathematicians must solve using a multiplication map.
EngageNY
Finding a Rate by Dividing Two Quantities
Develop the right station to solve rate word problems. The 18th lesson in a series of 29 starts by interpreting the aspects of rates with two different quantities. Pupils use the interpretation of rates to solve problems, and groups work...
Los Angeles County Office of Education
Assessment For The California Mathematics Standards Grade 6
Test your scholars' knowledge of a multitude of concepts with an assessment aligned to the California math standards. Using the exam, class members show what they know about the four operations, positive and negative numbers, statistics...
Curated OER
Use Google Maps to Teach Math
Capture the engagement of young mathematicians with this upper-elementary math lesson on measuring time and distance. Using Google Maps, students first measure and compare the distance and time it takes to travel between different...
Curated OER
Ease on Down the Road
In this math quantities activity, students utilize a variety of strategies to strengthen their concepts between two quantities while experiencing family road trips. Students calculate miles per hour, cost of gasoline per gallon, marking...
Curated OER
Math Problem of the Week
In this miles per hour instructional activity, learners solve a word problem about how many miles per hour Mathman can travel. Students solve 1 problem.
Curated OER
Going to Work Problem
In this work problem, students determine the distance between two points when given the time and rate traveled. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem. The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
Road Trip to Pennsylvania
In this road trip problem, students examine information about road trip and determine the constant rate necessary to travel a predetermined distance. This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem. The answer is provided.
Curated OER
Distance and Rate
In this distance and rate activity, students determine the length of time it takes to average a given miles per hour. This one-page activity contains 1 problem. The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
Curated OER
"Use an Anemometer," said the Meteorologist
Students participate in an hands-on construction of an instrument to measure wind speed.