Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b with b ≠ 0, and use rate language in the context of a ratio relationship. For example, “This recipe has a ratio of 3 cups of flour to 4 cups of sugar, so there is 3/4 cup of flour for each cup of sugar.” “We paid $75 for 15 hamburgers, which is a rate of $5 per hamburger.”1

Ratios Lesson Plan: Number and Operations-Fractions

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*Click to open and customize your own copy of the Ratios Lesson Plan. Ratios Lesson Plan: Number and Operations-Fractions This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Ratios, and supports the standa...

Comparing Unit Rates Lesson Plan: Unit Rates

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In this middle school lesson plan students use an interactive simulation called Unit Rates to  compare prices by identifying multiplicative relationships....

Projectile Investigation Lesson Plan: Projectile Motion

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In this middle school lesson plan, students use an interactive simulation called Projectile Motion to design and conduct their own experiment....

Word Problem Lesson Plan: Riddle Books Game

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This lesson plan, adaptable for grades 3-8, features Riddle Books, a math game that challenges students to solve algebra word problems by constructing visual models, and deriving equations from those ...

Equal Splitting Lesson Plan: Slice Fractions Game

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In this lesson plan which is adaptable for grades 2-5, students use BrainPOP resources (including an online game) to explore equal parts, equal splitting, fractions, equivalent fractions, and other ma...

Ratios Lesson Plan: Ratio Rumble Game

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In this ratios lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-8, students explore ratios and proportions using an online math game called Ratio Rumble. Students will identify ratios when used in a varie...

Math Skills Lesson Plan: It’s All Fun and Games

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In this math skills lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 3-12, students work collaboratively to research selected math skills. Students then create, play, and assess a math game that is designed...