Introducing the Ratio Symbol Video Tutorial

Teacher Specific Information

In this Introducing the Ratio Symbol Video Tutorial, Ivan discusses the use of the ratio symbol to show the relationship between two or more amounts or values. He also discusses how the ratio symbol can replace ‘for every… there are…’ sentences. Ivan gives different examples of using ratio, and asks pupils questions throughout the video.

This video will be useful for children to watch at home or for extra support as part of an intervention, or whole class activity.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Ratio and Proportion
Mathematics Year 6: (6R1) Solve problems involving the relative sizes of two quantities where missing values can be found by using integer multiplication and division facts