Unit 3 · Standard 6.AT.3
Equivalent Ratios
My Notes Level 1 Support Level 2 Standard Level 3 Enrichment
Today's objectives
Content Objective: I can find and check equivalent ratios using multiplication and division.
Language Objective: I can explain my reasoning using the words equivalent ratios, rate, proportion, and simplify.
📖 See Learn It for the explanation and worked examples, and the Vocab tab for the words. These are your notes to fill in and keep.
✏️ Fill in each blank as we go. Use the Word Bank to help you.
👆 Tap any word to see its meaning and a picture.
Level 3: try the blanks from memory first, then check the bank.
- 1Ratios that compare quantities in the same relationship are .
- 2A comparison of two quantities is a .
- 3A ratio that compares two quantities with different units, like miles per hour, is a .
- 4An equation showing that two ratios are equal is a .
- 5Writing a ratio with smaller numbers that compares the same way, like 6:9 = 2:3, is to it.
- 6A table that lists equivalent ratios in rows or columns is a .
Write About the Math
A local smoothie shop sells a Berry Blast smoothie. The recipe calls for 2 cups of strawberries for every 3 cups of yogurt. Today they need to make 15 cups of yogurt worth of smoothies for a catering order?
Say your answer to a partner first. Then write it, using at least two of these words:
Model: 32 is 4 times 8, so she multiplies both ingredients by 4. — A strong answer finds the scale factor 4 (32 ÷ 8) and explains both ingredients must be multiplied by 4 to make equivalent ratios.
Start
Complete the frames. Use the word bank.Completa las oraciones. Usa el banco de palabras.
- Find the scale factor (15 ÷ 3) and use it to figure out how many cups of strawberries the shop needs. Show your steps and explain why multiplying both ingredients by the same factor keeps the smoothie tasting the same.
- My answer is ___ because ___.Mi respuesta es ___ porque ___.
Build
Write two connected sentences. Use because, so, or but.Escribe dos oraciones conectadas. Usa porque, entonces o pero.
- My claim is ___.Mi afirmación es ___.
- My evidence is ___, so ___.Mi evidencia es ___, entonces ___.
Explain
Write a claim, give math evidence, and explain your reasoning.Escribe una afirmación, da evidencia matemática y explica tu razonamiento.