Activity
Lawrence Hall of Science

The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: Ratio and Proportion

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
The Math Page tutorial explains and defines ratio and proportion and includes this practice section at the end of the lesson.
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.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Recognize and Represent Proportional Relationships Between Quantities: Ratio, Proportion, Cross Multiply, Divide

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
In this Cyberchase media gallery, learn about ratio and proportion and how to use an algebraic shortcut to solve proportion problems. In the accompanying classroom activity, students play a game called the "Pom-Pom Nose Push," in which...
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Primary Resources

Primary Resources: Ratio and Proportion

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A collection of teacher resources to aid in teaching and reviewing ratio and proportion in math. There are worksheets, PowerPoint presentations, activities, and smartboard activities available for the teacher to download.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Human Tree: Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th
Watch as the National Museum of Mathematics creates an interesting series of images using ratios. This video focuses on the proportional relationship observed in fractals and challenges you to do some critical thinking using ratios and...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Lowdown: The Math of Trash: Percents and Proportions

For Students 6th - 8th
Discover how percents and proportions help explain issues like climate change, composting, and zero waste in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students estimate the percentage of various types of trash that...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Mathline: Bead Dazzling (Proportional Reasoning) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive lesson on algebraic thinking where students create and identify patterns using proportional reasoning. Research based, this lesson includes technology connections, items for discussion, and extension activities.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: How Much Do You Weigh in Outer Space?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Demonstrate the ability to apply the use of decimals, fractions, ratios and proportions to situations based upon given information about planets in the solar system.
Activity
The Math League

The Math League: Ratio

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
This site gives a definition of a ratio along with two word problems. Also shows the student how to compare ratios using fractions.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Ratio and Proportional Reasoning: Food Labels

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learn how to use fractions to interpret food labels and make healthy eating choices.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Proportional Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice telling whether or not the relationship between two quantities is proportional by reasoning about equivalent ratios. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify Proportional Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice telling whether or not the relationship between two quantities is proportional by analyzing word problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Lowdown: Percents Combined: Proportional Relationships With Multistep Ratio and Percent Problems

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how to calculate sale price when combining two "percent-off" discounts in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students develop and share a variety of strategies, including modeling with a 10 x 10 grid to...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ratio Word Problems

For Students 5th - 7th
Practice solving ratio word problems like, "If Ben reads 10 pages in 15 minutes, how long does it take him to read 40 pages?" Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or...
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Triathlon and Fitness

For Students 5th - 8th
The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories? This activity provides a real-life context for working with proportionality, speed, rates, and units of measurement and is aimed...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Ratio Tables

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice filling out tables of equivalent ratios. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Handout
Quia

Ixl Learning: Proportions

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
Brush up on your math skills relating to proportions then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: The Lowdown: Exploring Changing Obesity Rates Through Ratios and Graphs

For Students 6th - 8th
In these KQED Lowdown infographics, explore how adult obesity rates in the United States, as measured by body mass index (BMI), have dramatically changed in the past half-century. A circular graph and a pictograph depict data by decade,...
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Ratios

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Test your knowledge of ratios by determining the equivalents and how to interpret the given ratio.
Professional Doc
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Performance Stations in Math: Grade 6

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Saskatoon Board of Education provides teachers with this collection of grade six math performance stations. Although several of the stations have been designed as assessment tools for the Saskatchewan curriculum, teachers may also...
Professional Doc
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Performance Stations in Math: Grade 7

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Saskatoon Board of Education provides teachers with this collection of grade seven math performance stations. Although several of the stations have been designed as assessment tools for the Saskatchewan curriculum, teachers may also...
Professional Doc
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Performance Stations in Math: Grade 8

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Saskatoon Board of Education provides teachers with this collection of grade eight math performance stations. Although several of the stations have been designed as assessment tools for the Saskatchewan curriculum, teachers may also...
Professional Doc
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Performance Stations in Math: Grade 9

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Saskatoon Board of Education provides teachers with this collection of grade nine math performance stations. Although several of the stations have been designed as assessment tools for the Saskatchewan curriculum, teachers may also...
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Interpreting Graphs of Proportional Relationships

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice reading and analyzing graphs of proportional relationships. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.

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