Week 18

(Module 2 Topic 3: Unit Rate)

Learning objective = Students compare measurements within and between the U.S. customary and metric systems. They express conversion equations as a ratio in fractional form and use ratio reasoning in double number lines, ratio tables, and proportions to convert units. Students make sense of unit analysis and use this method to convert units.

Resource 1 (Kahoot) =
Resource 2 (Khan Academy) = https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/x0267d782:cc-6th-rates-and-percentages/cc-6th-rates/e/unit-rates?referrer=share_link

Parents can support learning at home by helping students connect this week’s lesson to real-life examples and practice explaining their thinking. Encourage your child to explain each step aloud rather than simply memorize a rule = SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS + MORE QUESTIONS

***If your child needs more challenge, they can move at a faster pace by using this site to study the concepts of future lessons. Mr. Pierre will strive to prepare lessons two weeks ahead of the current week. Also, Khan Academy is a great enrichment resource***

Lesson 2What Is the Best Buy? Introduction to Unit Rates 1 TOPIC 3 Unit Rates and Conversions Many Ways to Measure What Is the Best Buy? Seeing Things Differently 1 2 3

Solving Unit Rate Problems | Grades 6-8 Unit Rate Problems (Grade 6) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesIn this video, learn a strategy for solving unit rate problems. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video then use grocery store ads to calculate unit rates and compare prices. They share solution strategies and consider ways that unit rates can facilitate making comparisons. To get the most from the activity, students should be comfortable finding equivalent fractions and have had some exposure to the concepts of ratio and unit rate.

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I <3 Math: Unit Rates | Grades 3-5, 6-8 The Ratio Concept and Ratio Language (Grade 6) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesAn introduction to the concept of unit rates. This I <3 Math episode defines unit rates and discusses their relationship to ratios.

Real-Life Math | Production Scheduler | Grades 6-8 The Ratio Concept and Ratio Language (Grade 6) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesProduction scheduler Jessi Felde explains how she uses math in her work in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video and then complete an activity involving one aspects of math that Ms. Felde mentions: planning the number of employees needed to complete a task, given how much time it takes to complete each task. To get the most from the lesson, students should be comfortable multiplying fractions by whole numbers, and they should have some familiarity with unit rates.