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Lesson Plan--Ratios, Proportions, and Percents (Gr 7)--Lesson 2--Unit Rates and Complex Fractions
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Lesson Plan--Ratios, Proportions, and Percents (Gr 7)--Lesson 2--Unit Rates and Complex Fractions
Lesson Plan: Unit Rates and Complex Fractions
This lesson introduces seventh-grade students to unit rates and complex fractions, helping them develop a deeper understanding of proportional relationships and fraction operations. Students will learn to compute unit rates with fractional quantities, simplify complex fractions, and apply these skills to real-world situations such as speed calculations, recipe adjustments, and measurement conversions.
Lesson Objectives
- Calculate Unit Rates: Determine ratios where the second quantity is one unit.
- Simplify Complex Fractions: Learn to work with fractions that contain other fractions in the numerator or denominator.
- Apply Concepts to Real Life: Use unit rates and complex fractions in everyday scenarios like comparing prices or adjusting recipes.
Key Vocabulary
- Unit Rate: A ratio where the second term is one unit.
- Complex Fraction: A fraction where the numerator, denominator, or both contain fractions.
- Proportion: An equation showing two equivalent ratios.
- Reciprocal: The inverse of a fraction, used in division.
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| Common Core Standards | CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.RP.A.1 |
|---|---|
| Grade Range | 6 - 8 |
| Curriculum Nodes |
Algebra • Ratios, Proportions, and Percents • Ratios and Rates • Applications of Ratios, Proportions, and Percents |
| Copyright Year | 2025 |
| Keywords | rates, dividing fractions |
