7th Grade Unit 2: Ratios and Proportions

Prerequisite Skills:
Solving one and two step equations
Solving for a missing value in a proportion
Finding equivalent ratios with whole numbers
Multiplication and division of fractions
UNIT OVERVIEW: Students extend their understanding of ratios and develop understanding of
proportionality to solve single- and multi-step problems. Building from the development of rate and
unit rate concepts in Grade 6, applications now need to focus on solving unit rate problems with more
sophisticated numbers: fractions per fractions. Proportional relationships are further developed
through the analysis of graphs, tables, and equations. Ratio tables serve a valuable purpose in the
solution of proportional problems. This is the time to push for a deep understanding of what a
representation of a proportional relationship looks like and what the characteristics are: a straight line
through the origin on a graph, a rule that applies for all ordered pairs, an equivalent ratio or an
expression that describes the situation, etc. In this unit, students will graph proportional relationships
and understand the unit rate informally as a measure of the steepness of the related line. The
understanding of ratios and proportionality will be extended to solve a wide variety of real world
problems and to distinguish proportional relationships from other relationships.

Learning Target 1: I can identify and determine a ratio or rate.

Example
A) Writing and simplifying ratios

B) Writing and simplifying rates

C.) Finding equivalent ratios

Learning Target 2: I can calculate a unit rate.

Example
A) Calculating a unit rate

B.) Applying unit rate to real world

situations

Miles per gallon

Minutes per mile
Price per item

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Learning Target 3: I can compute a unit rate involving complex fractions.
Example
A.) Applying knowledge of division
and multiplication of fractions to
calculate a unit rate from a
complex fractions
B.) Applying unit rate to real world
situations

Miles per gallon

Minutes per mile
Price per item

Learning Target 4: I can determine whether two quantities represent a proportional

relationship using a table.
Example
Determine proportionality using
cross multiplication

Using a ratio table to determine

proportionality
Creating ratio tables to solve real
world problems

Learning Target 5: I can determine the constant of proportionality.

Example
Identifying if a graph
represents a proportional
relationship
Determining the constant of
proportionality
Graphing data from a table

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Learning Target 6: I can relate the constant of proportionality to unit rate.

Example
Determine the constant of
proportionality from a table or
graph and expressing it as a unit
rate
Solving real world unit rate
problems

Learning Target 7: I can use an equation to represent proportional relationships.

Example
Creating an equation to
determine a missing value from a
proportion
Solving real world problems

Learning Target 8: I can apply knowledge of proportional relationships to solve real

world problems.
Example
Creating an equation to
determine a missing value from a
proportion

Ratio
Complex Fraction
Graph
Coordinate pair

Current Unit Vocabulary

Rate
Constant of Proportionality
x-axis

Unit Rate
Ratio Table
y-axis

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Department Assessments
Mastery Quizzes
Mastery Quiz #1:
I can identify and determine a ratio or rate.
I can calculate a unit rate.
I can compute a unit rate involving complex fractions.
Mastery Quiz #2:
I can determine whether two quantities represent a
proportional relationship using a table.
I can determine the constant of proportionality.
I can relate the constant of proportionality to unit rate.
Mastery Quiz #3:
I can use an equation to represent proportional relationships.
I can apply knowledge of proportional relationships to solve
real world problems.
Unit Test
Part A: Department Wide: Multiple Choice
Part B: Teacher Created: Extended Response

Dates

Performance Task
An in class extended response question reflective of the question
format that students will experience on Day 3 of the state test.
Reflects all learning targets from the unit.

Dates

Dates

Products
Distractor Analysis

Date

Culminating Project

Assigned:
Due:

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