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Strand: RATIOS AND PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS (7.RP)

Analyze proportional relationships and use them to solve real-world and mathematical problems (Standards 7.RP.1-3).

Standard 7.RP.2

Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.

  • Art Class, Assessment Variation
    This task is part of a set of three assessment tasks for 7.RP.2.
  • Art Class, Variation 1
    Given a table about paint mixtures students are asked to answer questions about the mixture proportions and plot points on a plane to represent each mixture.
  • Art Class, Variation 2
    Given a table about paint mixtures students are asked to answer questions about the mixture proportions and write an equation that relates y, the number of parts of yellow paint, and b, the number of parts of blue paint for each of the different shades of paint on the table.
  • Buying Bananas, Assessment Version
    This task is part of a set of three assessment tasks for 7.RP.2.
  • Buying Coffee
    The purpose of this task is for students to find a unit rate in a context where two quantities are in a proportional relationship and to draw the graph of that proportional relationship.
  • Chapter 4 - Mathematical Foundation (UMSMP)
    This is Chapter 4 of the Utah Middle School Math: Grade 7 textbook. It provides a Mathematical Foundation for Proportional Relationships and Solving Problems.
  • Chapter 4 - Student Workbook (UMSMP)
    This is Chapter 4 of the Utah Middle School Math: Grade 7 student workbook. It focuses on these topics: Proportional Relationships and Solving Problems.
  • Cider versus Juice - Variation 1
    This task asks students to compute multiple unit rates, aligning with standard 7.RP.A.1. The problem also has a real-world context, which requires students to compare two rates in different units in order to reach a conclusion on buying two different products.
  • Cider versus Juice - Variation 2
    The goal of this task is to apply proportional reasoning to determine which of two ways of buying apple juice/cider is a better deal. This task is a second variation to 7.RP.A.1, 7.RP.A.2.b Cider Versus Juice - Variation 1. This version offers a less directed approach to one of the questions posed in that task.
  • Drill Rig
    The purpose of this task is to provide a context for multiplying and dividing signed rational numbers, providing a means for understanding why the signs behave the way they do when finding products.
  • Estimating: Counting Trees
    This lesson unit is intended to help educators assess how well students are able to solve simple problems involving ratio and direct proportion, choose an appropriate sampling method, and collect discrete data and record them using a frequency table.
  • Grade 7 Math Module 1:Ratios and Proportional Relationship (EngageNY)
    In this 30-day Grade 7 module, students build upon sixth grade reasoning of ratios and rates to formally define proportional relationships and the constant of proportionality. Students explore multiple representations of proportional relationships by looking at tables, graphs, equations, and verbal descriptions. Students extend their understanding about ratios and proportional relationships to compute unit rates for ratios and rates specified by rational numbers. The module concludes with students applying proportional reasoning to identify scale factor and create a scale drawing.
  • Grade 7 Math Module 4: Percent and Proportional Relationships (EngageNY)
    In Module 4, students deepen their understanding of ratios and proportional relationships from Module 1 by solving a variety of percent problems. They convert between fractions, decimals, and percents to further develop a conceptual understanding of percent and use algebraic expressions and equations to solve multi-step percent problems. An initial focus on relating 100% to the whole serves as a foundation for students. Students begin the module by solving problems without using a calculator to develop an understanding of the reasoning underlying the calculations.
  • Grade 7 Unit 3: Ratio and Proportional Relationships (Georgia Standards)
    The units in this instructional framework emphasize key standards that assist students to develop a deeper understanding of numbers. They learn to express different representations of rational numbers (e.g., fractions, decimals, and percents), discover how to identify and explain the constant of proportionality, and represent proportional relationships and scale drawings within real-world contexts. The Big Ideas that are expressed in this unit are integrated with such routine topics as estimation, mental and basic computation. All of these concepts need to be reviewed throughout the year.
  • Gym Membership Plans
    In this task, students are presented with two situations in a single context and asked which one represents a proportional relationship. Students are asked to understand this proportional relationship from a variety of perspectives -- a table, a graph, a verbal context, and an equation.
  • Hay Bale Farmer
    This lesson helps students understand volume by having them measure round and square hay bales.
  • Intercepts of Linear Equations video
    This video introduces the topic.
  • Inverse Proportions and Shadows in Practice
    in this interactive a figure's shadow is projected on to a screen. Students then observe how the shadow changes as the figure moves farther away . Students also complete a chart that shows the distance of the figure from the light source and the height of the shadow helping them understand inverse proportions. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Linear Functions video
    This video compares proportional and non-proportional linear functions.
  • Living Wages in CA: Ratio and Rate in the Real World
    The use of infographics helps us understand the costs of basic living expenses. The classroom activity has students look at real-life examples and data to calculate whether the minimum wage in their state can be a living wage. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Manipulating Graphs
    This video demonstrates how to use the slope-intercept of a line to the graph of that line. The classroom activity has them demonstrate their understanding by finding equations for a set of lines through the origin. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Music Companies, Variation 1
    This problem requires a comparison of rates where one is given in terms of unit rates, and the other is not. See "7.RP Music Companies, Variation 2" for a task with a very similar setup but is much more involved and so illustrates 7.RP.3.
  • One-Dimensional Scaling To Find Unknown Heights
    An interactive activity helps students understand real-world application of ratios and asks them to scale a model of a T-Rex for a diorama. In the classroom activity students are asked to draw scale models. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Point Slope Form and Standard Form of Linear Equations video
    This a video explanation of the topic.
  • Proportional Functions video
    This video introduces proportional functions.
  • Proportionality
    The task has two main purposes. (1) Students make sense out of the definition of direct proportionality. (2) They engage in SMP 3 "Make a viable argument and critique the reasoning of others" and SMP 6 "Attend to precision".
  • Rate of Change and Slope video
    This video introduces the concepts.
  • Ratios and Proportional Relationships (7.RP) - 7th Grade Core Guide
    The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides for Mathematics Grade 7 Cluster "Analyze Proportional Relationships and Use Them to Solve Real-World and Mathematical Problems." / Standards 1, 2 and 3.
  • Real-World Proportional Relationships: Gender Wage Gap
    Students use an infographic to understand how wages of today compare with those of 50 years ago in this lesson plan. The classroom activity helps students understand and calculate the wage gap using media salaries for men and women. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Robot Races
    Given a graph of line segments that show the distance d, in meters, that each of three robots traveled after t seconds, students are asked to answer specific questions about the graph.
  • Robot Races, Assessment Variation
    This task is part of a set of three assessment tasks for 7.RP.2. This task asks students to "explain what a point (x,y) on the graph of a proportional relationship means in terms of the situation" and to "compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions." Students also need to compare the speeds of the robots.
  • Sale!
    The purpose of this task is to engage students in Standard for Mathematical Practice 4, "Model with mathematics." The teacher might use this task after formally teaching 7.RP.1-3. Students could be given the task and asked to collaborate in small groups to solve the questions posed using all the formal instruction on ratio and proportional reasoning.
  • Scale Models and Three-Dimensional Scaling in Practice
    Students can use this interactive to explore how an object changes when enlarged by a factor of 10. They put this understanding to use in the activity when they compare two cubes of different sizes by volume and surface area. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Scale Models in the Real World
    This video show scale models of railroads, dollhouses, and architecture to explain what the ratios represent. The hands-on classroom activity then has students create their own models. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Scaling
    An interactive from Annenberg asks students to scale a picture by using the math strategies of multiplicative and additive relationships. Students then use those strategies to compare photocopies and rectangles in different scales. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Scaling angles and polygons
    The goal of this task is to gather together knowledge and skills from the seventh grade in a context which prepares students for the important eighth grade notion of similarity.
  • Scaling Up Rectangles in the Real World
    By looking at murals in this video students see how artists use proportion and measurement to create them. The class then does an activity where they enlarge a drawing by using scale and then create a classroom mural. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Scaling Up Rectangles Using Simulations
    This interactive allows students to create murals in different sizes by understanding two-dimensional scaling. The activity for the classroom has students use graph paper to draw and compare squares with different proportional dimensions and record the data as they change. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Similar Figures and Unknown Heights in Practice
    Students will learn about proportional reasoning in this interactive and how it can help find an unknown height as well as exploring proportional relationships among similar triangles. The classroom activity uses the interactive as a catalyst into a discussion of these math concepts. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Similar Figures in the Real World
    A visit to the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory shows students how measurement and engineering are involved in the creation of new baseball bats. The math skills of proportional reasoning and equivalent ratios are used in the classroom activity involving an oversized bat and a player. NOTE: You have to create a Free PBS Account to view this web page, but it is easy to do and worth the effort.
  • Sore Throats, Variation 1
    Given the scenario of mixing salt and water students must identify which of a set of equations best relates that information.
  • Stock Swaps, Variation 2
    Given the price of two stocks to be swapped, students must determine how many shares of stock they need to offer to get an even swap.
  • Walk-a-thon 2
    The purpose of this task is for students to translate information about a context involving constant speed into information presented in a table and to find the time it takes to travel a unit distance as well as the distance traveled per unit time. Students then have to translate the information to equations and graphs and then use these mathematical tools to make predictions about the future.


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