Understanding Ratios and Proportions

Dani·

Math

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At a Glance

Grade Level4th Grade

SubjectMath

Original Prompt

create a lesson on ratios and proportional relationships

This resource introduces students to the concept of ratios through engaging examples, primarily using pizza and candy as visual aids to illustrate how ratios represent the relationship between two quantities. Students learn to identify and write ratios in different formats and apply their understanding through guided, faded, and independent practice activities. Furthermore, the resource emphasizes the importance of proportions in real-life applications like cooking, where adjusting recipe quantities necessitates an understanding of proportional relationships. It also includes problems that encourage students to apply their knowledge of ratios and proportions to practical scenarios, such as calculating ingredients for lemonade and pizza dough recipes, as well as preparing fruit salad for a larger group.