Curated OER
Ratios, Proportions and Percents
Fifth graders complete 3 activities centered around percents. In this ratios, proportions and percents lesson, 5th graders create designs on grid paper that illustrate a variety of percents, solve percent problems mentally, and use...
Skills Workshop
Ratio, Scale, and Proportion
Converting units is an excellent example of how math relates to our everyday tasks. The resource prompts mathematicians to use baking, cooking, and other daily activities to discover how to make larger quantities of each ratio or recipe.
Utah Education Network (UEN)
Analyze Proportional Relationships and Use Them to Solve Real-World Problems
What proportion of learners will benefit from the lessons on proportional reasoning? Class members learn about proportional relationships, from unit rates to writing equations for proportional relationships. Then, they learn to use...
Yummy Math
Starbucks Drinks
The casual language and popular topic will make this assignment all the more engaging for your middle school math class. They use Starbucks beverage sales and nutrition values to practice ratios, proportions, statistics, and...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Unit 6 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 6)
Fifty-eight flashcards make up a set designed to reinforce math vocabulary. Within the set, you'll find bold-faced word cards as well as definition cards that offer a labeled example. Terms include base, percent, theoretical probability,...
Math Drills
Autumn Ratios
Bring fall to your math class this year with a seasonal learning exercise! Learners practice writing and simplifying ratios with a proportions learning exercise that uses colorful autumn foliage to represent each figure.
CK-12 Foundation
CK-12 Middle School Math Concepts - Grade 6
Twelve chapters cover a multitude of math concepts found in the Common Core standards for sixth grade. Each title provides a brief explanation of what you will find inside the chapter—concepts from which you can click on and learn more...
Curated OER
Ratios, Unit Rates, and Proportions
Explore the concept of ratios, unit rates, and proportions. Learners convert fractions and percents to decimals. They discuss rates and where they can be found in the real world. A hands-on experiment and numerous flash cards and...
Curated OER
Ratios: Interpreting the Phrase "Out Of"
Young scholars explore the concept of ratios. They observe a website of Trident Gum that gives a real life example of ratios. Students practice ratio problems in three forms. They express ratios as a proportion and solve proportions...
Raytheon
Ratios and Rates
Here is a ratios, rates, and proportions worksheet which invites learners to solve word problems dealing with ratios, rates, and proportions. They complete 26 problems total.
National Security Agency
Partying with Proportions and Percents
Examine ratios and proportions in several real-world scenarios. Children will calculate unit rates, work with proportions and percentages as they plan a party, purchase produce, and take a tally. This lesson plan recommends five...
Centre for Innovation in Mathematics Teaching
Ratio and Proportion
Middle schoolers review the definition and rules for equivalent fractions. Additionally, they are introduced to equivalent ratios. They write examples of ratios from the board, and they come to the board to write the correct equivalent...
Curated OER
Proportionality Using Labyrinths and Mazes
Conduct research on the Internet about labyrinths and mazes to learn about proportions and ratios. Inquisitive minds design their own maze, one maze is chosen and proportionately enlarged to 20 feet by 30 feet. This is a fun challenge...
Mathematics Assessment Project
Classifying Proportion and Non-Proportion Situations
Proportions, proportions, everywhere. Class members complete an assessment task solving problems involving proportionality. They then complete an activity classifying given situations as proportional or non-proportional.
Mathed Up!
Ratio
Practice makes proficient! Here, scholars practice their ratio skills to convert measurements while cooking. Nine problems make up a nine-page document equipped with clear instructions and advice for successful completion while working...
Curated OER
How Big Is That Star?
Aspiring astronomers study stars. They compare stars and explain the relationship between radius, mass, and diameter. By creating a star simulation, they discover how a binary star system's orbit can cause changes in the observed...
Curated OER
The American Flag-Basic Ratios and Proportions
Students solve problems with ratios and proportions. For this algebra lesson,students apply the concept of ratios and proportions to the real world.
Curated OER
Proportionally Speaking!
Pupils are introduced to the concept of proportions. In groups, they practice solving equations and identify the fraction and ratio as well. They complete a worksheet following the steps outlined to them to review the concept.
Curated OER
Developing the Concept: Proportions
Young scholars solve problems with proportions. In this proportions lesson, students solve word problems as they learn about how to set up formulas for solving proportions. Young scholars then solve problems using proportions.
Noyce Foundation
Cereal
Find the best protein-packed cereal. The short assessment task covers equivalent and comparing ratios within a context. Pupils determine the cereal with the highest ratio of protein. A rubric helps teachers with point allotments for...
CK-12 Foundation
Percent of a Number: Acid Solution
Mathematicians answer five questions about percents, ratios, and proportions with help from an interactive graduated cylinder. Question types include multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and discussion.
Math Mammoth
Ratios 1
In this ratios learning exercise, learners complete several activities for ratios. Students enhance their understanding of ratios and percents.
Curated OER
Half Math Quilt
Help your third graders become familiar with equivalent fractions for one-half by having them create a quilt. They will use triangles to create a quilt of equivalent fractions over a period of 6 days. As they create the quilt pieces they...
Curated OER
The Golden Ratio
Students solve problems using ratios and proportions. For this algebra lesson, students verify proportions, solve for the unknown and use real life scenario to model proportion.