Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Are You Interest Ed?
In this lesson, students will explore simple interest through the use of studying loans and savings accounts. The students will generate the formula I=P x r x t to calculate simple interest on loans. Students will become familiar with...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Percents
This lesson explores the making of comparisons by using percents. In this lesson you will compare your class's favorite foods using percents. Students will use cooperative groups to answer follow up questions about the lesson.This lesson...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Solving Percent Problems (Day 2)
Solving percents using real world scenarios.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Visually Representing Percent Word Problems (Day 2)
Using a variety of visual representations to solve real world percent problems.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Solving Percent Problems (Day 1)
Solving percent problems using real world scenarios.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Percents and Double Line Diagrams and Tape Diagrams (Day 1)
Sixth graders will be using visual representations to help them solve percent problems. They will be able to say ____% of ____ = _____ by the end of this lesson plan!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: 49 Ers Web Quest Challenge
From the San Francisco 49er's Museum Education Program which promotes STEAM projects, 7th graders explore statistics and percentages via a WebQuest.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up
What have students learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson includes a detailed plan, printable worksheets,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Decimal Operations and Equivalency Pretest
Sixth graders show what they know about decimal operations and equivalency between fractions, decimals, and percents.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Pecking Order
Pecking Order is an educational game for kids to practice number values with fractions, percents, and decimals. The object of the game is to arrange the different birds from least to greatest on a number line as quickly as possible...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Concentration
Play a matching game with different representations of equivalent items.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Ideas for Working With Fractions
Learners get practice working with the conversion of fractions, decimals, percents through using several of the interactive activities.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Profit and Loss
A comprehensive guide for learning all about profit and loss with definitions, selling price and cost price, how to calculate profit, profit and loss formula, solved examples, and practice questions.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Basics of Percent
Video instructional activity [8:11] explains the basic concept of percents. Provides numerous problems for students to practice what they've learned.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: How to Calculate Percentages
Learn how to calculate percentages in this easy lesson.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Thats Interesting
Read this word problem and solve the questions that follow. An extra challenge and an answer check are also provided.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Percents
Brush up on your math skills relating to percents then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Percents How to Convert a Decimal to a Percent
This CoolMath resource will help students convert decimals into percents.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Percents What Is a Percent?
This CoolMath resource will help students understand the concept percents.
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Defining and Calculating Percents
Explore 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,...
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Percents Defined
Learn 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,...
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Understanding Inflation: A Stop Motion Explainer, Parts 1 and 2
Explore 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...
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: Rot and Rubbish: The Rancid Truth About How Much Food We Waste
Explore the math of worldwide food waste, with focus on percentage, in this infographic from KQED. In the accompanying classroom activity, students predict the percent of food in each of the various categories (e.g., grains, fruit, etc.)...
PBS
Pbs: The Lowdown: The Math of Credit Cards
Explore how credit cards work in this video from KQED. In particular, you'll discover the impact and high cost of outstanding balances when borrowing money using credit cards. In the accompanying classroom activity, students discuss the...