Monday, April 19, 2010
Math 6 (Class 146)
Lesson Title
Investigation 1: Using Percents
Overview
In today’s class students work on using a one-hundred grid to convert between fractions, decimals and percents.
Textbook Sections
Problem 1.1 (Txt. p.5) Taxing Tapes
Vocabulary
tiling
regular polygon
polygon
pentagon
hexagon
octagon
angle ruler
precisely
vertex
Key Attitudes
Willingness to work as a group to help meet individual and group goals.
Enduring Understandings
Change is fundamental to understanding functions.
Mathematical relationships can be represented in 4 main ways: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, Verbal (written and oral).
Essential Question
What makes an estimate reasonable?
What makes an answer exact?
What makes a strategy both effective and efficient?
Key Knowledge
Percents are special fractions which have a denominators of 100.
Key Skills
I can use a hundreds grid to help solve percent problems.
I can determine the tax owed on an item when I know the cost of the item and the tax rate.
I can convert between fractions, decimals, and percents.
Turn-In (#-1)
ACE p. 12 #5, 10
Handouts
No Handouts Posted
Assignment
Problem 1.1 Follow-Up #1, 2
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.
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