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Track Practice Lesson PlanTrack Practice Lesson Plan
Publisher
Illustrative Mathematics
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Types
Activities & Projects
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Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
15 mins
Instructional Strategies
Independent Practice
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Track Practice

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And they're off! While two runners are at track practice, your mathematicians' job is to find out who leaves the other in the dust. The activity provides a variety of data that can be computed into unit rates for comparisons. Available as a classroom activity or independent assignment.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

fractions, ratios, unit rates

Additional Tags

unit rate, ratio, fraction, math

Pros

  • Real-world context
  • Multi-step problem
  • Answers included

Cons

  • Prior knowledge of unit rates needed
  • No examples given

Common Core

7.RP.A.1 MP4

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