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Math: Ratios and Proportions

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Title: Math: Ratios and Proportions
Description: Learn about ratios and proportions. Find out how knowledge of these mathematical concepts is used in everyday life. Includes lesson plans, animation, online and printable worksheets, online exercises, games, and quizzes.
Grade Level: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Resource Links: All about Ratios
Here are online ratio exercises, problem solving, and a quiz for younger kids.

Home Work for Kids
These worksheets have exercises for young kids to practice ratios and proportions. Use links at the top to move through the pages. Click on the "Exercises" link and scroll to the section "Ratio and Proportion" for more worksheets.

BrainPOP: Math: Proportions
Watch the movie and take the quiz. NOTE: Site requires a subscription.

Math: Ratios and Proportions
Learn proportions in four steps from the "First Glance" to the "Workout" with interactive exercises. NOTE: The site includes ads.

Ratio and Proportion
Here are explanations and examples of what ratio and proportion are.

Proportion Basics
Here is another explanation of proportions and how to solve them. Select the "R" link to go to the Resource page with links to online proportion calculator and practice problems. NOTE: The site includes ads.

BBC: Skillwise Numbers: Ratio and Proportion
To learn about ratios and proportions, go to the "Factsheet" then explore other links on the site for games, activities, worksheets, and quizzes. NOTE: The "Talk" link leads to message boards.

Ratio and Proportion Lesson One
This online lesson explains ratios and proportions. Use links at the top to go to another page. Click on the "Conversion Factors, Similar Figures and 'Parts'" link for examples how knowledge of ratio and proportion are used in everyday life.

Ratios
Read about ratios and scroll down the page for online exercises. Click on the "Next Lesson" to learn how to determine a ratio.

Learning Ratios and Proportions through Scale Drawing
This lesson plan involves students in measuring, scaling, and drawing a classroom.

Quia: Math: Solving Proportions
In this online game, try to give the correct answers to get to the top of a money pyramid.

edHelper: Ratios and Proportions Math Worksheets!
This page contains links to several worksheets on proportions and ratios for fifth and sixth graders.

Ratios and Proportions
Here is a lesson plan where students can apply their knowledge of ratios and proportions to save energy in a house.

History of Our Solar System on a Time Line
This lesson plan is designed to help kids understand how to use ratio for scaling anything - even the universe.

Education Standards: MO Standards:
1.2, 1.4, 1


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Reviewed December 7, 2004.

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