Classroom Resource

Rate StudyJam

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

Overview

In this interactive activity, students will be introduced to rates as a type of ratio that compares, unlike units. Students will be led through steps to find an equivalent fraction before they compare rates. There are teaching activities as well as practice activities available. A handout that reviews the steps taught during the activity can be printed. After utilizing this resource, the students can complete the short quiz to assess their understanding.

Content Standards

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 6

MA19.6.2
Use unit rates to represent and describe ratio relationships.

Unpacked Content

Vocabulary

Unit rate
Ratio
Rate language
Per
Quantity
Measures
Attributes

Knowledge

Students know:

Characteristics of multiplicative comparison situations.
Rate and ratio language.
Techniques for determining unit rates.
To use reasoning to find unit rates instead of a rule or using algorithms such as cross-products.

Skills

Students are able to:

Explain relationships between ratios and the related unit rates.
Use unit rates to name the amount of either quantity in terms of the other quantity flexibly.
Represent contextual relationships as ratios.

Understanding

Students understand that:

A unit rate is a ratio (a:b) of two measurements in which b is one.
A unit rate expresses a ratio as part-to-one or one unit of another quantity.

Interdisciplinary Connection(s)

Link to Resource

https://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/math/algebra/rate.htm

Content Type / Source

Resource Provider

Other

Accessibility

License

License Type

CUSTOM

Custom License Type (URL)

http://www.scholastic.com/terms.htm

Comments or Notes

The quiz may be completed as a whole group or independently on student devices.

Scholastic StudyJam is free for teachers. Teachers do not need to create an account to access available resources.

Curated by

habradley

Design by Adaptive Theme

Learning Resource Type