Olympic Proportions (Eight 7th Grade Math Stations)

This lesson connects 7th grade Common Core math standards in Ratio/Proportions and Geometry to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Students will work in groups of 3 to 5 and rotate about every 15 minutes to each station. Students will apply their knowledge of ratio, rate, unit rate, constant of proportionality, tables, graphs, writing equations, and computing actual lengths from a map using scale. Stations include interesting facts about the winter Olympics in Russia and/or require students to perform exercises. Product includes 8 worksheets, 2 supplements, and a teacher direction guide with common core standards and suggestions. This was a highly motivational and successful lesson for my class that took 3 periods to complete. It is designed for 7th grade common core standards, but could work with an honors 6th grade class (which is what I teach), or for 8th grade as review.