ALEX Learning Activity

What Is Unit Rate and How Can We Use Unit Rate to Compare? (After)

A Learning Activity is a strategy a teacher chooses to actively engage students in learning a concept or skill using a digital tool/resource.

  This learning activity provided by:  
Author: YVETTE AKRIDGE
System:Andalusia City
School:Andalusia City Board Of Education
  General Activity Information  
Activity ID: 2837
Title:
What Is Unit Rate and How Can We Use Unit Rate to Compare? (After)
Digital Tool/Resource:
Student Assignment: Solving Unit Rate Problems from PBS LearningMedia
Web Address – URL:
Overview:

In this learning activity, students will use a learning strategy for solving unit rate problems from the PBS video. In the accompanying classroom activity, students will solve each problem provided in the student assignment. The students will use a ratio to represent each situation and use division to find the unit rate. To get the most from the activity, students should be comfortable finding equivalent fractions and have had some exposure to the concepts of ratio and unit rate.
  Associated Standards and Objectives  
Content Standard(s):
Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: 7
1. Calculate unit rates of length, area, and other quantities measured in like or different units that include ratios or fractions.
Alabama Alternate Achievement Standards
AAS Standard:
M.AAS.7.1 Calculate a unit rate (limited to whole numbers under 100).
Mathematics
MA2019 (2019)
Grade: 7
Accelerated
1. Calculate unit rates of length, area, and other quantities measured in like or different units that include ratios or fractions. [Grade 7, 1]
Learning Objectives:

Student Learning Objectives:

I can write a ratio to model a situation.

I can use division to calculate the unit rate for my ratio.
  Strategies, Preparations and Variations  
Phase:
After/Explain/Elaborate
Activity:

Procedure:

  • The teacher will review with the students what unit rate is and how they can use unit rate to compare things using the first two sheets of Student Assignment: Use Unit Rates. 

  • After the students have proven they understand unit rates, the teacher will assign the Student Assignment: Use Unit Rates sheet through a digital platform or print. The students will solve each problem using a ratio to represent each situation and use division to find the unit rate.

(Teacher answer key to Student Assignment: Use Unit Rates)
Assessment Strategies:

A class discussion may follow or the activity can be taken up for further assessment.  
Advanced Preparation:

  • The teacher will need to assign the Student Assignment: Use Unit Rates through an online management system or print the Student Assignment: Use Unit Rates sheets for the students to use.

  • The teacher will need to put the students in pairs if the variation tip is used.

  • The teacher will need to sign up for a free PBS LearningMedia account.

  • To get the most from the activity, students should be comfortable finding equivalent fractions and have had some exposure to the concepts of ratio and unit rate.
Variation Tips (optional):

Students can "Write Your Own Problem (Partner Activity)." This activity is included in the Student Assignment: Use Unit Rates.
Notes or Recommendations (optional):

This activity can stand alone or be used as an After/Explain/Elaborate activity for the following learning activities:

Solving for Unit Rates (Before Activity)

Solving Unit Rate Problems (During Activity)
  Keywords and Search Tags  
Keywords and Search Tags: equivalent fractions, fractions, ratios, unit rates