Grade 6 Math Unit 1 Ratios

Unit 1 - Ratios

Content Emphasis/ Big Ideas

In this unit, students continue to develop number sense with fractions and decimals and begin thinking about percents. They also begin to work with ratios and how ratios relate to fractions, decimals, and percents. The focus in this unit is on building understanding of ratios and how they are used to model and solve real-world problems. This unit includes exploring percents and unit rates in the context of real-world situations. Students should make connections among representations (stories, pictures, concrete models, symbols).

Standards:

MTH.G6.1.a Represent relationships between quantities using ratios, and will use appropriate notations, such as a:b , a to b, and a/b. (PRS 1)
MTH.G6.2.a Represent and determine equivalencies among fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percents.* (PRS 1)
MTH.G6.12.b Determine the unit rate of a proportional relationship and use it to find a missing value in a ratio table. (PRS 6)

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