But Mom, I Really Want an iPad!!!!! Part 1

In this lesson, students are asked to find how long it will take for a girl to raise the money needed to buy an iPad. Students explore various solution strategies, including making tables of equivalent ratios and writing an equation to find equivalent ratios. A situational story is used to capture the students' interest and to help students create a visual for the relationship between quantities in a ratio.

Resource ID#: 47500 Type: Lesson Plan

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General Information

Subject(s): Mathematics

Grade Level(s): 6

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Basic Calculators, Microsoft Office

Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s)

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: Ratio, Equivalent, Unit Rate, Equivalent Ratios, Tape Diagram, Table, Number Line

Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan, Unit/Lesson Sequence, Problem-Solving Task, Assessment

Instructional Design Framework(s): Direct Instruction, Confirmation Inquiry (Level 1), Cooperative Learning

Resource Collection: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative

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