SIMPLIFYING RATIOS: FRACTIONS

RATIO BUNDLE: WHOLE NUMBERS: DECIMALS:FRACTIONS:WORD PROBLEMS

This bundled resource will provide your students with a thorough understanding on the concept of Ratio and Proportion. The templates are designed to be kid-friendly with cool kids clip-art and pleasant-to-read font to motivate students. Material that could otherwise prove daunting is presented in a simple easy-to-understand way. I've used this resource successfully with grades 5 - 8 students. Rest assured these resources in this mega bundle are student-classroom tested. Your students will be able to: ✓ understand the concept of ratio and proportion using hands-on materials such as dice, spinners, coins, candy and visual data. ✓ simplify whole-number ratios. ✓ simplify decimal number ratios. ✓ simplify ratios that are fractions. ✓ solve ratio word problems. ✓ work with patterns of equivalent ratios. ✓ understand and work-out proportion. ✓have the option of working with QR codes, print-n-go sheets, and task cards to solve ratio problems ✓ have a thorough understanding of all ratio concepts. PACKS INCLUDED IN THIS BUNDLE: 1\. RATIO: AN INTRODUCTION This unit provides an introduction to Ratio. Conceptual content is conveyed through hands-on activities using visuals, dice, spinners, coins, and candy. This unit brings to light how ratio is used in everyday aspects of life. All sheets may be compiled into a reference booklet. SECTIONS INCLUDED: ♦ Booklet Cover with a quote by Charles Jencks ♦ Definition of Ratio and practical application ♦ Ratio with noughts and crosses ♦ Ratio with Beautiful Buttons (visual) ♦ Ratio with Bag of Numbers (visual) ♦ Ratio with Smart Smarties (candy) ♦ Ratio with Dice Roll (single six-sided dice) ♦ Ratio with Super Spinner (spinner) ♦ Ratio with Coin Toss (three coins) ♦ Word Problems: writing a mathematical ratio ♦ Word Problems: mathematical ratio reasoning ♦ Home Learning Task: Observation of ratio in everyday aspects of real life. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 2\. SIMPLIFYING RATIOS: WHOLE NUMBERS With this resource, your students will be able to simplify whole number ratios, find the highest common factor (HCF), formulate equivalent ratios and identify a pattern in a given set of ratios. Also included is a fun Math Lib activity to reinforce taught content. SECTIONS INCLUDED: ♦ Booklet Cover with a quote by Hans Hoffman ♦ Study note on Simplifying Ratios ♦ Simplifying whole-number ratios by finding the highest common factor (HCF) – ‘work with the teacher’ sheets and ‘work on your own’ sheets ♦ Simplifying whole-number ratios (math LIB) Recording Sheet. ♦ Simplifying whole-number ratios (math LIB) 10 Task Cards. (2 on a page) colour and Blackline ♦ Simplifying whole-number ratios (math LIB) 10 blackline Task Cards on a single page for students to glue in their notebooks as reference. ♦ Completing the patterns of equivalent ratios sheet \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 3\. SIMPLIFYING RATIOS: DECIMAL NUMBERS This resource will teach your students to simplify ratios that have decimal numbers by multiplying by the powers of ten to work with simplification of whole numbers. Also included is a fun Math Lib activity to reinforce taught content. SECTIONS INCLUDED: ♦ Booklet Cover (for student) ♦ Anchor Chart (colour and blackline) on Simplifying Ratios with decimal numbers. ♦ Simplifying decimal number ratios: 33 problems ♦ Simplifying decimal number ratios (math LIB) Recording Sheet. ♦ Simplifying decimal number ratios (math LIB) 10 Task Cards. (2 on a page) colour and Blackline ♦ Simplifying decimal number ratios (math LIB) 10 blackline Task Cards on a single page for students to glue in their notebooks as reference. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* MATH LIB ACTIVITY: My students really enjoyed this activity – I’m sure your students will too! I cut out and laminated the ten task cards. I then tacked them to the wall with Blu-Tac (this way cards don’t get lost if they were left on students’ desks – it also gets students up and moving), Students then write the ratio to solve on their recording sheet, simplify it and look for their answer from the list of options. They write the word against the selected option in the ‘fill in the blanks’ section. The end result is a spooky message. You will find that this is a far more interesting way of answering a multiple-choice question and checking students’ answers. The cards target differentiation. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 4\. SIMPLIFYING RATIOS: FRACTIONS With this resource, your students will be able to simplify ratios that are fractions by writing each fraction with a common denominator to work with simplification of whole numbers. Also included is a fun Scavenger Hunt to reinforce taught content. SECTIONS INCLUDED: ♦ Booklet Cover featuring a brief overview of concepts learned ♦ Anchor Charts x 2 (colour and blackline) on Simplifying Ratios that are fractions ♦ Simplifying Ratios that are Fractions: 24 problems ♦ Simplifying Ratios that are Fractions Scavenger Hunt: 12 Cards (colour and blackline) and 2 recording sheets ♦ 12 blackline Scavenger Hunt Cards on a single page for students to glue in their notebooks as reference. ♦ Teaching Aid Sheet on Multiples of Numbers 2-10 \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 5\. RATIO WORD PROBLEMS Give your students the experience of solving problems on the topic of Ratio and Proportion with this challenging pack of 54 questions. Students will convert between different units of measurement and read and solve a diverse selection of problems. SECTIONS INCLUDED: ♦ 24 warm-up problems involving conversion of units from metres to centimetres, dollars to cents, hours to minutes and seconds, kilograms to grams, centimetres to millimetres, litres to millilitres, kilometres to metres, ♦ 30 Word Problems that include a diverse selection of problems targeting differentiation. The ‘Work with the Teacher’ pages help familiarise students with the working-out of the problem so students are able to attempt the ‘Work with a Partner’ pages either with a partner or independently. These pages adopt the same approach to solving the problem similar to the ‘Work with the Teacher’ pages. The word problems are also similar, just featuring different digits to reinforce problem-solving strategies and set up all students for success. The ‘Work with the Teacher and a Partner’ pages would be more suitable for students willing to take on more of a challenge. ♦ Detailed answer key for all problems that can be projected on an interactive whiteboard for explicit teacher explanation. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 6\. ALL ABOUT RATIOS: SHEETS AND TASK CARDS This unit will help your students to review all previous lessons on Ratio and Proportion. The combination of print-n-go sheets and task cards will enable you to teach and reinforce conceptual content. SECTIONS INCLUDED: ♦ Cover for student booklet if compiling all sheets ♦ Simplifying Ratios: Whole Numbers: 28 sums ♦ Simplifying Ratios QR Code Option: 27 QR codes ♦ Simplifying Ratios: Decimal Numbers: 20 sums ♦ Simplifying Ratios: Decimal Numbers QR Code Option: 18 QR codes ♦ Simplifying Ratios: Fractions: 18 sums ♦ Ratio Problems: Conversions (m, cm, cents, seconds, minutes, grams, mg, kilograms, mm, cm, ml, l, m, km) : 12 sums ♦ Ratio Problems: QR Code Option: Conversions : 9 QR Codes ♦ Ratio Word Problems Print-n-go Sheets: 18 problems ♦ Ratio Word Problems (color) Task Cards: 24 Task Cards ♦ Ratio Word Problems (blackline) Task Cards: 24 Task Cards \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* QR CODES Students have the option of solving ratio sums by scanning the QR Codes. They will need a QR Code Scanner to do this. You may download i-nigma for free. Place the QR Code Cards around the classroom for added fun. This activity allows for movement and builds student enthusiasm. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 24 TASK CARDS: COLOUR AND BLACKLINE WHAT’S INCLUDED: ♦ Problem Cards 1-4: Simplifying Ratios Whole Numbers (with two given subjects) ♦ Problem Cards 5-8: Simplifying Ratios Whole Numbers (with three given subjects) ♦ Problem Cards 9-12: Simplifying Ratios (Fractions) ♦ Problem Cards 13-16: Solving (cooking) problems involving cross-multiplication ♦ Problem Cards 17-20: Solving problems where the total amount is given and students use the method of cross-multiplication to find one part of the amount. ♦ Problem Cards 21-24: Solving problems where one part of the total amount is given and students have to find the other part of the amount on the basis of a given ratio.