NY Next Generation Math NY-6.RP.1

Math6th GradeUnderstand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

The Standard

Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.

New York State Next Generation Mathematics Learning Standards

Teacher's field guide

What Students Need to Do: Students describe how two quantities are related using ratio language and notation. They keep the quantities in a consistent order and distinguish each part from the total.
What Mastery Looks Like: For 3 red tiles and 5 blue tiles, a student states the ratio of red to blue as 3 to 5, 3:5, or 3/5. The student identifies both quantities clearly.
Common Misconceptions: Students may reverse the order of the quantities or compare one part with the total when asked for part to part. They may treat a ratio as subtraction.
How to Assess It: Show 4 pencils and 7 pens and ask students to write and read the ratio of pens to pencils, then explain the order.

Lesson moves

Build color-tile collections from ratio cards, then label each collection with words, colon notation, and fraction notation.
Ask students how red-to-blue and blue-to-red ratios describe the same collection differently.
Play ratio match using picture, word, and notation cards, with mismatched cards included as distractors.
Describe ingredient, team, or map relationships using ratios tied to two named quantities.

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