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Statistics in South Africa by Sheila Smith Noonan

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Theme:

Statistics: Converting Percents to Numerical Information

Grades:

6 - 8

Subject:

Math

Duration:

1 class period

Standards
& Goals:

Georgia Performance Standards (GPS – 6th grade)
M6N1. Students will understand the meaning of the four arithmetic operations as related to positive rational numbers and will use the concepts to solve problems: f) Use fractions, decimals and percents interchangeably. g) Solve problems involving fractions, decimals and percents.

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM – grades 6-8):
Work flexibly with fractions, decimals and percents to solve problems.

Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state’s specific standards.

Objectives:

Students will:

  • Understand percents must total 100 when talking about the same whole.
  • Know how to change a percent to a decimal.
  • Learn how to find the percent of a given number (ex. 80% of 200).
  • Practice multiplying with decimals and rounding to the ones place.
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