ccss: 6.rp.1 understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio...
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CCSS: 6.RP.1
Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.
DO NOW: Current understandingWhat is a ratio?Why do we use ratios?What are some examples of real-
world ratios?What do those ratios mean?
VOCABULARYRATIO: expresses the relationship between two quantities. Ratios compare two measures of the same types of things
Common Ratios
Days per weekmiles per hourpay in dollars per hour weeks vacation per yearhours per daydays per yearheart beats per minutefeet per yard inches per foot
Who Uses Ratios…
Principals use ratios to make sure there are enough teachers for students in the building.
The lottery uses ratios to show how many winners there are compared to tickets bought
Ratios in our classroomWhat is the ratio of boys to girls
in our class?
What is the ratio of girls to boys in our class?
What is the ratio of teacher to students in our class?
Your turn:
Come up with 3 more ratios you see from our class and explain what they mean
Ratio Relationships
Part to Part: student to student
Part to Whole: student to class
Whole to part: class to student
Ratio Relationships
A basket of fruit contains 6 apples, 4 bananas, and 3 oranges. What is their relationship
1) Bananas to Apples
2) Bananas and Apples to Oranges
3) Oranges to Total Pieces of Fruit
Ratio Relationships
Find the ratio
Model the ratio
Write the ratio
What does it mean
Model it another way
3 drums for 18 people
4 blue eyed people to 6 brown eyed people
5 boys out of 10 girls
For every 6 guppies in the tank there are 3 that are orange
Video
http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/index.html?page=lessons&lesson=m6lessonshell03.swf
Back to the chart
1. Can anything be removed?
2. Can anything be added?
3. Can anything be revised?
In closing
Research shows that1 out of 10 people are left-handed.
Explain in words what this means and what does this tell us about the people who are right-handed.