Rate And Average Rate Lesson Plan for 7th Grade Example Students

Topic: understand rate and average rate

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to explain rate and average rate through class activities

Materials

• Stopwatches or clocks with seconds displayed
• Calculators
• Balloons
• Paper clips
• Pencils

Warm-up

• Ask students if they have ever traveled by car, bus, or train.
• Ask students to share their experiences and how they knew how fast or slow they were going.
• Discuss the term "rate" and its meaning.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of rate and explain that it refers to how fast or slow something is happening over time.
• Discuss examples of rate such as the rate of speed, the rate of change, and the rate of growth.
• Explain that average rate is a way to describe the total amount of something over a period of time.
• Use a stopwatch and a timer to demonstrate how to calculate the average rate of something over a period of time.

Guided Practice

• Divide the class into small groups and provide them with a series of scenarios with varying details.
• Have each group calculate and record the average rate of each scenario.
• Have the groups share their answers and discuss how the average rate is calculated.

Independent Practice

• Provide students with a series of scenarios and ask them to calculate the rate and average rate of each scenario.
• Encourage students to use the equations and steps for calculating rate and average rate that they learned in the class activity.

Closure

• Review the concepts of rate and average rate with the students and have them give examples of each.
• Ask the students to share their insights and understanding of the concepts through a round of open-ended questions.

Assessment

• Observe the students during the independent practice activity and provide feedback on their understanding of the concepts.
• Have the students complete a short quiz or written assessment to assess their understanding of rate and average rate.