Finding Equivalent Ratios Lesson Plan Example for 6th Grade Students

Topic: Finding Equivalent Ratios

Objectives & Outcomes:

• Students will be able to create a ratio table and use it to find equivalent ratios.

Materials

• Pencils
• Paper
• Ratio table template
• Calculator (optional)

Warm-up

• Ask students to think about a favorite food.
• Have them write down the ratio of ingredients used to make the food (e.g. 1:4:2 for a quarter cup of flour, a half cup of sugar, and a full cup of butter).
• Ask them to think about a different favorite food.
• Have them write down the ratio of ingredients used to make the food.
• Have a few students share their ratios with the class.
• Ask students if the ratios are the same, do they think the foods would taste the same? Why or why not?
• Show students the ratio table template and ask them to fill in the blanks with the ratios they just discussed.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of equivalent ratios and how they can be used to make similar recipes.
• Show students how to find equivalent ratios using the pattern method.
• Have students work in pairs to find equivalent ratios in the ratio table.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to find additional equivalent ratios in the ratio table.
• Go over the answers as a class and discuss how the method worked.

Independent Practice

• Have students create a new ratio table for a different set of data.
• Have them find and create multiple equivalent ratios in their new ratio table.
• Have them create a pattern to find these equivalent ratios and share it with the class.

Closure

• Review the concept of equivalent ratios and how to find them using a pattern.
• Ask students to share their patterns with the class and explain how they work.
• Remind students that sometimes it is easier to find equivalent ratios in a ratio table than by using a pattern.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice activity to see if they are able to generate a pattern and use it to find equivalent ratios in a ratio table.
• Collect and review the ratios students found using the pattern to assess their understanding of the concept.
• Ask students to write a paragraph explaining their pattern and how it works.