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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Unit Scale to Find Actual Dimensions

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify unit scale and use unit scale when problem solving.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Scale Ratios

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a scale, ratio, or proportion given actual and scale dimensions. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Scale

For Teachers 7th Standards
Seventh graders will explore scale and use it to find measurements in scale drawings.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Dragon Scales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students create a class mural by using scale, ratio, and proportion. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Distances or Dimensions

For Students 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize unit scale as a ratio between units of measure of scale dimension to actual dimension.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Proportions to Find Dimensions

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson studnets find actual or scale dimensions using a given scale, ratio, or proportion. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Distances or Dimensions Given Scale Measurements

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find actual distances or dimensions using a given scale, ratio, or proportion.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Distances or Dimensions Given Scale Measurements

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Read and interpret scale drawings and floor plans to find scale dimensions and actual dimensions
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Architects in Action

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Through this activity, students will learn how to use ratios to create a scale drawing of their classroom's floor plan. It provides adaptations, discussion questions, assessment rubric, and suggested readings to help develop students'...
Interactive
Mangahigh

Mangahigh: Number: Ratio and Proportion Drawings and Models

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Explore ratios in terms of scales on a map.
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PBS

Pbs: Scale City: Similar Figures in the Real World

For Students 6th - 8th
This video features the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory, home to the world's largest bat. Students see the role that measurement and engineering play in making bats to professional players' specifications and are asked to consider...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Scale and Indirect Measurement Applications: Scale Model

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore scale and indirect measurement by navigating through the interactive learning module and then answering questions that go along with the module. Students can also learn more about the...
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PBS

Pbs: Scale City: One Dimensional Scaling in the Real World

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video, life-size replicas help demonstrate one-dimensional scaling and the ratio relationship between two real-world quantities. The accompanying classroom activity helps students understand how ratios and proportions can help...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Measurement: Scale Distances or Dimensions

For Students 6th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find scale dimensions using actual measurements and a ratio or proportion.
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University of Minnesota

U Mn: Gender Ratios in Global Migration: Men Who Migrate, Women Who Wait?

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource uses a text and graph to show how the gender ratio of international migrants - the proportion of male to female migrants - has changed over time. Its goal is to stimulate thinking about shifting gender ratios in global...
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PBS

Pbs: Scale City: Scale Models in the Real World

For Students 6th - 8th
This video explores scale models, including 1:12 dollhouse models, 1:24 railroad models, and 1:192 architectural models. It explains what the different ratios represent and asks students to consider how they can use measurement and...
Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Aiming for the Basketball Hall of Fame

For Students 6th - 8th
In this video segment from TV 411, two Atlanta Hawks players plan a driving route to reach the Basketball Hall of Fame. They use map scales to estimate their travel distances.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: Dance Performance: Position on a Map

For Students 5th - 6th
This interactive website allows students to practice their map skills including scale factors on a map.
Professional Doc
Louisiana Department of Education

Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Ratios and Proportional Relationships

For Students 7th Standards
A guide to support parents as they work with their students in ratios and proportional relationships.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Learning Ratios & Proportions Through Scale Drawings

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Website which strengthens the conceptual connection between scale drawings and ratios through an activity lesson.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Ratio

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students apply their understanding of ratio, percent, and direct proportion in various situations. Students solve problems involving ratio and proportion with similar figures and with...
Interactive
Other

Nikon Corporation: Feel Nikon: Universcale

For Students 9th - 10th
Amazing site examines size from the most elementary particle to the extremities of space, and everything in between. This interactive feature will encourage you to look differently at your size in relation to the rest of the universe.
Website
Other

Nm Learning Games Lab: Math Snacks

For Students 9th - 10th
Games and videos, each accompanied by guidelines for teachers and students, cover math topics such as proportion, ratio, number line, scale, and measurement. Downloads are available for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch.