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Illustrative Mathematics

Archimedes and the King's Crown

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Learners will shout "Eureka!" in this quick but deep activity replicating the famous bathtub experiment of Archimedes. Given the scenario of a king with a suspected fake crown, young investigators develop formulas using density to...
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Curated OER

Scale Drawing: Insulating Another Attic

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Give your future household repair specialists a real-life chance to apply the concepts of ratio and proportion. Using a scale drawing, they calculate the missing dimensions of two walls of a compound-shaped attic. They then figure how...
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Curated OER

Scale Drawing: Insulating an Attic

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Have your aspiring contractors compute the length of two walls in a compound-shaped attic when given a scale drawing of it and the other dimensions. They find the area, determine the number of rolls of insulation they will need to...
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Teach Engineering

The Fibonacci Sequence and Robots

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
What better way to introduce the idea of a sequence than with robots! An educational activity explains the classic Fibonacci sequence before pupils build and program a robot to move. Additionally, the activity challenges individuals to...
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Yummy Math

Glowing Rectangles?

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Middle school math masters use ratios to determine the missing dimensions of various HD television screens. They also compare different dimensions of screens and determine whether or not they fit the same ratio. They perform similar...
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Mathalicious

New-tritional Info

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Burning off a Big Mac® doesn't seem like a big feat until you calculate the minutes of exercise necessary to break even. Young mathematicians look at different menu items in relation to different body weights and exercises to calculate...
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Curated OER

7.RP Music Companies, Variation 1

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
We've got the beat! And your musically-minded mathematicians will tap their toes as they determine which music company would be getting a better deal based on their offers to buy out TunesTown. The topic is extended in an additional...
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Curated OER

Proportion Game

For Students 4th - 6th
In this proportion game worksheet, students read the guideline regarding a game pertaining to ratios and play it with a partner.
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Curated OER

Jazz and Math: The Beat Goes On

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students collect real data through listening, counting and timing jazz pieces.They use ratios, rates, and proportions to report collected data and demonstrate an understanding of the concepts of rhythm and tempo in music.
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Curated OER

Solve Percent Problems Using Proportions

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students explore proportions and ratios. In this solving percent problems lesson, students examine percent problems including tax and percent of change.
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Curated OER

Estimating Deer Population

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the deer population using proportion. In this algebra instructional activity, students apply the concept of ratio and proportion to real life scenario.
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Curated OER

Monopoly Graphs

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students relate the concepts of linear functions to the game of monopoly. In this algebra lesson, students solve problems with ratio and proportion. They collect data and graph it.
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Curated OER

Investigating Area and Perimeter of Polygons.

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Student sinvestigate the area and perimeter of polygons. They differentiate between similar and congruent polygons.. They identify the ratio and proportions of the sides and angles of polygons.
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Curated OER

Using Proportions Homework

For Students 9th - 10th
In this geometry worksheet, students identify simple ratio and reduce to the simplest forms. They find the measure of missing sides and angles. There are 20 questions.
Interactive
Curated OER

Exploring Slope

For Students 7th - 8th
In this exploring slope worksheet, students solve and complete 4 different problems. First, they compare an object's weight on Earth to an object's weight on another planet using the information given. Then, students compare this...
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Curated OER

Stoichiometry Problems

For Teachers 9th - 12th
A cookie recipe is displayed as an example of proportional relationships, a clever way to introduce your chemists to stoichiometry! The steps of stoichiometry are listed, molar volume is explained, and then several stoichiometry problems...
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Noyce Foundation

Candy Fractions

For Teachers 6th Standards
While examining fractions and ratios, your leaners get to read about one of their favorite subjects: candy! There are four word problems on this worksheet. Learners consider situations in which "for every x caramels there are y...
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Noyce Foundation

Measuring Up

For Students K - 12th Standards
Teach the basics of measurement and conversion with a five-lesson resource that builds an understanding of proportion and measurement conversion from elementary through high school. Initially, young scholars use ratios to determine soup...
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101 Questions

Nana's Paint Mixup

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
You would probably do anything for your Nana, including fixing her mistakes! Nana provided the wrong ratio to mix red and white paint, and she didn't realize it until after she mixed the paint. Your class now needs to figure out how to...
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Bowland

Water Availability

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Just how scarce is water in different parts of the world? Through these water lessons, young data analysts use provided data to investigate the scarcity of water in countries of the Middle East and Africa. They use ratios and rates to...
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EngageNY

Linear Equations in Disguise

For Teachers 8th Standards
In the eighth segment of a 33-part unit, learners look at equations that do not appear to be linear at first glance. The equations are proportions where the numerators and denominators may have more than one term. To round out the...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Unit 6 Math Vocabulary Cards (Grade 6)

For Students 6th Standards
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...
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Curated OER

Ratio of Similarity

For Students 10th
In this ratio of similarity worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 20 different problems that include defining the ratio of similarity in various figures. First, they determine the ratio of similarity for large and small pairs of...
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Math Mammoth

Problems with Ratios

For Students 7th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students compare four sets of ratios. They solve four proportions. Students use proportions and ratios to solve four word problems.

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