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6-RP1 ACOS 2010 - 6.1 Understand the concept of a ratio, and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.

Examples:
 * The ratio of wings to beaks in the bird house at the zoo was 2:1 because for every 2 wings there was 1 beak.
 * For every vote candidate A received, candidate C received nearly three votes.

DOMAIN: Ratios and Proportional Relationships CLUSTER: Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

=**Important Vocabulary** =


 * ratio
 * ratio language
 * ratio relationship
 * quantities

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 * Skill || Grade in ACOS 2003 || Grade in ACOS 2010 ||

=Building Foundation For.... =

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CMP2 - Comparing and Scaling

[|North Carolina's Lessons for Learning] Paper Clip Comparisons (p. 13) - 6.RP.1, 6.RP.2, 6.EE.6, 6.EE.9
 * I can represent equivalent ratios as a ratio table, as a graph, and on a double number line.
 * I can analyze ratio tables to identify qualitative patterns.
 * I can calculate unit rates by analyzing patterns in data.


 * Suggested by [|Harding Math Specialist]**
 * **Snail Pace -** @http://insidemathematics.org/index.php/tools-for-teachers/6th-grade-math/mars-tasks-scoring-rubrics-a-analysis - The Snail Pace task listed on this page requires students to work with distances, time and speeds in inches and minutes. These tasks also have sample student work, teacher reflections, and other resources.