Planet Nutshell: Math Shorts: Unit Rates

This turn-key unit on ratios and unit rates walks through a 30-lesson unit on teaching proportional reasoning, with each lesson broken into detailed teaching notes and time allotments for all parts. An unbelievable resource when taken...

Rate ratios with unit rates and rate units. Pupils take ratios and determine their associated rates and unit rates. The scholars identify the different aspects of rates, the unit rate, and the rate unit. The lesson is the 16th in a...

Planet Nutshell Math Shorts provide animated videos that explain various math topics. On this site students learn about multiplying fractions.

Planet Nutshell Math Shorts provide animated videos that explain various math topics. In this video, students learn about slope and why the slopes of similar triangles are equal. [2:20]

Planet Nutshell Math Shorts provide animated videos that explain various math topics. Students learn about slicing three-dimensional figures.

Cupcakes, cupcakes, cupcakes! Where shall we buy some cupcakes? There are two stores selling cupcakes and we would like to know which one has the better deal. The instructor demonstrates how to find a unit rate for the cupcakes at each...

What is unit rate? How is a ratio converted to unit rate? Really, it's just about getting the denominator of a ratio to be 1. When the denominator is 1, the ratio is a unit rate. Check out this video as the instructor illustrates a few...

Planet Nutshell Math Shorts provide animated videos that explain various math topics. On this site students learn about absolute value.

Planet Nutshell Math Shorts provide animated videos that explain various math topics. On this site students learn about converting rational numbers between fraction and decimal form.

Planet Nutshell Math Shorts provide animated videos that explain various math topics. On this site students learn about the pythagorean theorem.