Ratios are all around you. A fun interactive has scholars investigate ratios and proportions in different situations. These include creating bracelets with different ratios of beads, mixing paint, adjusting the length and width of a billiard table, and finding the unit rate of a box of apples.

Concepts

ratios, proportions, proportional reasoning, unit rates

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the resource as an extension activity
  

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes students have access to a computer that meets the software requirements
  
• Learners should be familiar with ratios
  

Pros

• Provides sample lessons from math teachers
• Includes a separate teacher resource
  

Cons

• None

Common Core

5.NF.B.4.a 6.RP.A.1 6.RP.A.3.a 7.RP.A.2.a