Percent Webquest

Percentages

GRADE 7 MATH

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Introduction

Percentages are an essential part of our everyday lives. You've probably utilized percentages if you've ever gone shopping, worked, or watched sports. In this module you will examine the ways in which individuals employ percent in everyday life and provide examples from your own experience.

Can you think of any of your own examples of how we may use percentages in our daily lives?

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Index

Introduction

The Task

Part 1

Resources

Conclusion

Part 2

The Task

The Task

Your task is to explore the concept of percentages. You will explore how percent is used in people's daily lives using the internet and apply it to real life examples.

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Exploring Percents

Process: Exploring Percents

Activities

Complete Questions 6.1 from the Percentage Word Problems

Utilising the internet find 3 ways in which percentages are used in our everyday lives that you did not know about. Comment on your findings here

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Complete Questions 6.2 from the Percentage World Problems

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PART 2

Percentage Word Problems 6.1

Percentage Word Problems

Write your answers down in your notebook and be sure to submit them to your teacher.

QUESTIONS 6.2

QUESTIONS 6.1

Percentage Word Problems 6.1

PROBLEMS 6.1

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round numbers to the nearest whole number.

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Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.1

Question 2

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round numbers to the nearest whole number.

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Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.1

Question 3

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round numbers to the nearest whole number.

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Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.1

Question 4

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round numbers to the nearest whole number.

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LINK TO EXAMPLE

Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.1

Question 5

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round numbers to the nearest whole number.

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LINK TO EXAMPLE

Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.1

Question 6

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round numbers to the nearest whole number.

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Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.2

Question 2

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round to the nearest minute.

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Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.2

Question 1

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round to the nearest tenth of a decimal.

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Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.2

Question 3

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round to the nearest whole number.

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Percentage Word Problems

PROBLEMS 6.2

Question 4

Find the answer to the percentage word problem. Be sure to round to the nearest dollar.

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Exploring Applications

Process: PART 2 Applying Concepts

RUBRIC

RECORDING SHEET

Dining Out Activity

You and two other people are going out to dinner. Choose your restaurant from the three provided restaurants.

Access the menu for the restaurant (by clicking on the restaurant logo). Select an appetizer, a main course, a desert, and a soft drink for each of the three people in your party.

Record the name of the item and the price on the recording sheet. (You may have to enter the Zip Code to access the menu)

Find the total price of all the items on the recording sheet.

Next, find the price with 7% tax.

Find the price with a 20% tip

Finally find the price if you have a 20% discount, recalucate the 7% tax and 20% tip at this discounted price.

Conclusion

Learning unit completed

Good job!

Reflect on what you have learned in this module.

You have now learned how percent is used in daily life. You were also given an opportunity to share specific examples of its use in your daily life and apply it to mathematics.

For more information

Links of interest

Resources

Indiana State Standards

7.C.6: Use proportional relationships to solve ratio and percent problems with multiple operations, such as the following: simple interest, tax, markups, markdowns, gratuities, commissions, fees, conversions within and across measurement systems, percent increase and decrease, and percent error.

Resources Part 1

Webquest Rubric

Resources Part 2

Resources Part 3

WOW!

1. What have I learned? Percentage concepts and ideas.
2. How did I learn it? What steps did I follow to learn it?
3. What has been the easiest and the most difficult part?
4. What was it useful for? How am I going to apply what I've learned?
5. In what other situations can I use percentages? daily life, taxes, discounts.
6. What could have been better about this lesson?