Racing With Ratios -- Teacher Talk

Math Content

Teaching 6^th grade students to work out word problems using ratios.

TEKS Info

6.11 C select of develop an appropriate problem-solving strategy from a variety of different types, including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, acting it out, making a table, working a simpler problem, or working backwards to solve a problem.

Resources

Internet sources, Teacher store, Region XV, and Worksheet Proportion and Ratio by Jana Barnard

Description of Activity

Students will pick a problem from the problem stack.  They will then solve the problem and look for their answer in the answer car.  Next they will look in the answer key tire to check their work.  If they get the problem right, they will move their car to the first line on the racetrack.  Then they will answer another problem and so on.

Extension Ideas

This can be used for all types of math problems.  If next week they are studying equations, you just have them solve equations in order to move down the racetrack.

Supplies Needed
Construction Ideas

Felt

Velcro

Racetrack

Foam

Construction paper

Straight pins

Checkered border

Markers