Week 17

(Module 2 Topic 2: Percents)

Learning objective = Students consider a percent as a part-to-whole ratio with a whole of 100. They estimate the percent of a figure that is shaded. Students represent survey results using a hundredths grid, fraction, decimal, and percent. They label common fraction-decimal-percent equivalents on a number line and play a game to commit them to memory.

Resource 1 (Kahoot) =
Resource 2 (Khan Academy) = https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/x0267d782:cc-6th-rates-and-percentages/cc-6th-percentages/e/intro-to-percents?referrer=share_link

Parents can support learning at home by helping students connect this week’s lesson to real-life examples and practice explaining their thinking. Encourage your child to explain each step aloud rather than simply memorize a rule = SAMPLE TEST QUESTIONS + MORE QUESTIONS

***If your child needs more challenge, they can move at a faster pace by using this site to study the concepts of future lessons. Mr. Pierre will strive to prepare lessons two weeks ahead of the current week. Also, Khan Academy is a great enrichment resource***

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Defining and Calculating Percents | The Lowdown | Grades 6-8 Finding Percent With Quantities (Grade 6) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesExplore methods for calculating and comparing discounts in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students develop different strategies for calculating and comparing discounts, including percent off a price, percent of a price, and dollars off a price. They compare their strategies with those demonstrated in the video. Then, they write and solve story problems involving comparing percent off and dollars off a price. To get the most out of the lesson, students should be familiar with percent as a rate per 100 and comfortable calculating percent of a dollar amount (e.g., 80% of $80, 1% of $130).

US Statistics (Health of our Nation)

Real-Life Math | Health Educator | Grades 6-8 Solving Multistep Problems and Representing With Equations (Grade 4) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesIn this video, a health education specialist explains the role of mathematics in teaching individuals about nutrition, diet, and exercise in order to support healthy lifestyles. In the accompanying classroom activity, students analyze food labels and then plan healthy breakfasts, calculating caloric content and the values of various nutrients.

Understanding Inflation: A Stop Motion Explainer | The Lowdown | Grades 6-8 Finding Percent With Quantities (Grade 6) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesExplore a real-life application of percentage—the math behind rates of inflation—in two animated videos about inflation from KQED. The first video provides an overview of inflation; the second explains the role of inflation in a healthy economy. In the accompanying classroom activity, students find the price of a given item (e.g., a pair of jeans) this year, last year, 50 years ago, and 100 years ago and compare percentage price increase with total rate of inflation over each time period. To get the most from this lesson, students should be comfortable finding percentage increase and interpreting percentages greater than 100.

Percent as a Means to Compare Fractions | Cyberchase | Grades 3-5, 6-8 Finding Percent With Quantities (Grade 6) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesIn this video segment from Cyberchase, the CyberSquad looks at data on the Squitters' jumping attempts. They first convert the fractional results to equivalent fractions with denominator values equal to 100. Then they notice that these fractions can be written as percents.

Percents Defined | The Lowdown | Grades 6-8 Finding Percent With Quantities (Grade 6) Teaching and Lesson ResourcesLearn how to calculate percent as a rate per 100 in this video from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students model percent with a 10 x 10 grid. After watching the video, they create a design or picture on a 10 x 10 grid, using a specified percentage of particular colors. They then consider the percentage of each color in the designs of the class as a whole. To get the most out of the lesson, students should be comfortable multiplying a whole number by a fraction with a denominator of 100.