Course Title: Grade Six Mathematics Grade: Six
Unit: Ratio, Proportion, and
Percent
Month Presented: April-May Unit Length (in weeks): Three
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Essential Question (s): ü What is the relationship among ratios, proportions, and percents? |
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Learning Objectives: Students will be able to: ü express quantities using ratios and rates ü write and solve proportions ü identify similar figures and solve for missing lengths ü express percents as fractions and decimals ü find the percent of a number |
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Skills: Students will be able to: ü express two quantities as a ratio ü find ratios equal to a given ratio ü express two quantities with different units as a rate ü identify what a proportion is ü test to see if two ratios form a proportion ü solve proportions using cross products ü solve proportions using unit rates ü identify what similar figures are ü use proportions to find lengths in a similar figure ü express a quantity as a percent ü estimate percents ü express percents as fractions and decimals ü express fractions and decimals as percents ü find a percent of a number ü find a whole when given a percent and a part |
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Instructional Strategies & Activities: ü note taking ü games ü group work; cooperative learning ü competitive review games ü reflection and self-assessment ü solution sharing ü independent practice ü Enrichment Problems (“Stretches,” “Challenges”, “Mind Extensions”, “Bonus Questions”) ü Standardized testing ü Daily homework/Error analysis |
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Materials Utilized: ü textbook ü teacher generated worksheets ü calculators ü manipulatives ü flash cards ü games ü technology (Internet, software) |
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Assessment Strategies: ü discussion ü daily class performance ü openers; warm-ups ü tests and quizzes ü pop-quizzes ü notebook checks ü journal writing |