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Title of Unit
Curriculum Area
Developed By
Understandings
Overarching Understanding
Students will understand
what constitutes a ratio.
when a ratio may be used.
that the order numbers are presented in a ratio determine
how the ratio is applied
how to apply ratios to real-world situations
equivalent ratios
how to represent ratios within a table
Related Misconceptions
Essential Questions
Overarching
What is a ratio?
How can we determine
the relationship
between numbers?
How can ratios be used
in the real-world?
Topical
Knowledge
Skills
Other Evidence
Exit Ticket: Students will derive ratios from descriptions and create a table of equivalent ratios.
The students knowledge and skill set regarding ratios will build into their
future understanding of unit rates of measurement
To make sure the students know where they are going, future lessons after
the initial ratio lesson will begin to incorporate questions regarding speed
and other direct examples of unit rates.
You be the teacher
The students will be asked to grab one box of manipulatives for every four
students. When the task is completed, I will ask the students how they
determined how many boxes they need for each table group (of four
What events will help students experience
and explore the big idea and questions in
the unit? How will you equip them with
needed skills and knowledge?
students).
Students will be informed that they already know how to apply ratios in the
real-world, and that we now need to learn the proper symbols and language
to describe them.
Examples using classroom scenarios
Using their new found knowledge to derive stories from their own lives that
incorporate ratios
Needed skills and knowledge will be achieved through whole-group, guided
practice with intermixed opportunities for independent practice
During whole-group, guided practice, students will have the opportunity to
practice singular questions independently and perform think-alouds for
their peers.
After creating their storyboards, students will work together to determine
whether the equivalent ratio table is accurate.
In the exit ticket, students will write a short explanation of how to use a ratio
in a real-world setting.
Throughout the guided practice, students will be provided opportunities to
answer questions independently prior to going over the answer whole-group.
The last question on all of my exit tickets is a self-reflection on overall
understanding of the days lesson with the opportunity to ask additional
questions.
The explanation of a ratio will use real-world examples applicable in the
students lives.
Real-world examples from the classroom setting will be used during guided
practice and the initial demonstration.
The students will create their own independent ratio stories that can
represent any part of their life that they wish to use.
Students will first take part in whole-group demonstration of the use of a
ratio (every four students will share 1 bucket of manipulatives)
Students will then take part in whole-group, guided instruction with
incorporated independent practice problems
Students will take part in further independent practice by creating their
storyboards
Students will then present their work to small groups who will work together
to double check their ratio equivalents
From: Wiggins, Grant and J. Mc Tighe. (1998). Understanding by Design, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
ISBN # 0-87120-313-8 (ppk)