Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 6
Explain how to represent ratio and to calculate unknown values
You can explain how to use representations to calculate unknown values.
- Year 6
Explain how to represent ratio and to calculate unknown values
You can explain how to use representations to calculate unknown values.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Bar models can represent unequal sharing or many to many sharing with three variables.
- Representations show the relationship between the three variables.
- The representation helps to identify the calculations needed to solve the problem.
Keywords
Variable - A variable is a value which can be represented by more than one number within a situation or equation
Common misconception
Relating the elements of the multiplication and equation to the values in the bar models.
Ensure that pupils can explain what the values in the equation represent and where they are in the bar models.
To help you plan your year 6 maths lesson on: Explain how to represent ratio and to calculate unknown values, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 maths lesson on: Explain how to represent ratio and to calculate unknown values, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 2 maths lessons from the Ratio and proportion unit, dive into the full primary maths curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Licence
Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is 3 times more than 4?
Q2.How many 7s are there in 28?
Q3.Which of these numbers are multiples of 6?
Q4.A recipe uses 2 eggs for every 5 spoons of flour. If you use 12 eggs, how many spoons of flour will you need?
Q5.A recipe uses 2 eggs for every 5 spoons of flour. If you use 25 spoons of flour, how many eggs will you need?
Q6.A recipe uses 2 eggs for every 5 spoons of flour. If you use 1 egg, how many spoons of flour will you need?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Each quiz team is made up of 3 adults and 2 children. If there are 8 children taking part, how many teams are there?
Q2.Each quiz team is made up of 3 adults and 2 children. If there are 15 adults taking part, how many teams are there?
Q3.Each quiz team is made up of 3 adults and 2 children. If there are 7 teams, how many adults are taking part?
Q4.Each quiz team is made up of 3 adults and 2 children. If there are 25 people taking part, which equation represents how many of them are children?
Q5.Each quiz team is made up of 3 adults and 2 children. Which bar model accurately represents 6 quiz teams?


