World Records

Students use the term unit rate to calculate and compare speeds.

By Amplify Classroom

6th Grade

Math

Today’s Goals • Calculate the speed of an object as a unit rate for the distance the object travels over time. • Justify which of two objects is faster using mathematically precise language. (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening) Additional Materials Tables Sheet (as needed); Tape Diagrams Sheet (as needed); calculators; graph paper (as needed); stopwatches or other timers; tape