8th Grade Honors
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Make sure your Journals are 3 paragraphs.
Applications of Percent Fractions, Decimals and Percent Webquest
Introduction
If you are like most kids, you probably shudder at the thought of fractions, decimals, and percents. You are probably thinking, "What's the big deal, when will I ever use this information in my lifetime?" Well, fractions, decimals, and percents are everywhere around us. Every time you go to a department store, the grocery store, purchase a car or house, take medicine, invest money, or prepare a recipe you will deal with fractions, decimals, and percents. It is inevitable, so you may as well invest some time to learn this lesson well. This Web Quest will help you learn everything you need to know and have fun at the same time.
Task
Your task is to demonstrate your understanding of one of the mathematical processes
listed:
You and your group will teach your assigned concept to the rest of the class. You and the members of your group will prepare a visual display, a student worksheet, a game, and a quiz as part of your lesson presentation to the class.
Process
You will work in five teams of four (one group will have five members.) There are five concepts that must be learned and taught to the class in order to easily calculate percents. You will have 5 days to work on your part groups part of the project. We will then take the following week to complete the presentation. Recall that the five concepts are:
Each concept has been assigned the name of a famous mathematician, Newton, Euclid, Pascal, Fibonacci, and Plato. Each group will research their mathematician and prepare to give a short report (about 5 minutes) to the class before they teacher their assigned topic.
Newton's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him, and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: It is your job to become an expert on converting between fractions, decimals and percents. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more about fractions, decimals and percents. Some of the sites are interactive.
Converting Fractions to Decimals - Part 1
AAA math
Converting Fractions to Decimals - Part 2
Math Playground
Math Goodies Challenge
Fact Monster
About Math
What is a Fraction
Review
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Fibonacci's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: Your task is to calculate the percent of change. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more about fractions, decimals and percents. Some of the sites are interactive.
Ask The Professor
Math Web Word Problems
Percent of Change Matching Game
Percent Game
Percent of Change Matching Game
Percent Increase/Decrease
Hoodamath
Learningwave
Hotmath
Mathgoodies
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Euclid's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report of him to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: Your task is to explore percents. You will explore the use of percents and you will learn to estimate using percents. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more. Some of the sites are interactive.
What is a Percent
Multiple Percents
Using Percents
Percents
Percent Game
Math Games
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Pascal's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report of him to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: Your job is to learn to use the percent proportion to find the percent of a number. You will explore the use of percents and you will learn to estimate using percents. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more. Some of the sites are interactive.
All Lesson Review
Using Percents
Percents
Ratios and Proportions
Video on Percent Proportion
Interactive Percent Game
Working with Ratios
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Plato's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report of him to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom
Step 2: Your task is to become an expert on how to calculate simple interest. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more. Some of the sites are interactive.
Calculating Simple Interest
Simple Interest
AAAmath Interest
Understanding Interest
Using Credit Cards Wisely
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Make sure your Journals are 3 paragraphs.
Applications of Percent Fractions, Decimals and Percent Webquest
Introduction
If you are like most kids, you probably shudder at the thought of fractions, decimals, and percents. You are probably thinking, "What's the big deal, when will I ever use this information in my lifetime?" Well, fractions, decimals, and percents are everywhere around us. Every time you go to a department store, the grocery store, purchase a car or house, take medicine, invest money, or prepare a recipe you will deal with fractions, decimals, and percents. It is inevitable, so you may as well invest some time to learn this lesson well. This Web Quest will help you learn everything you need to know and have fun at the same time.
Task
Your task is to demonstrate your understanding of one of the mathematical processes
listed:
- Fractions, decimals and percents
- Find the Percent of a number
- Solve equations involving percents
- Percent of Change
- Simple interest
You and your group will teach your assigned concept to the rest of the class. You and the members of your group will prepare a visual display, a student worksheet, a game, and a quiz as part of your lesson presentation to the class.
Process
You will work in five teams of four (one group will have five members.) There are five concepts that must be learned and taught to the class in order to easily calculate percents. You will have 5 days to work on your part groups part of the project. We will then take the following week to complete the presentation. Recall that the five concepts are:
- Fractions, decimals and percents
- Find the Percent of a number
- Solve equations involving percents
- Percent of Change
- Simple interest
Each concept has been assigned the name of a famous mathematician, Newton, Euclid, Pascal, Fibonacci, and Plato. Each group will research their mathematician and prepare to give a short report (about 5 minutes) to the class before they teacher their assigned topic.
Newton's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him, and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: It is your job to become an expert on converting between fractions, decimals and percents. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more about fractions, decimals and percents. Some of the sites are interactive.
Converting Fractions to Decimals - Part 1
AAA math
Converting Fractions to Decimals - Part 2
Math Playground
Math Goodies Challenge
Fact Monster
About Math
What is a Fraction
Review
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Fibonacci's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: Your task is to calculate the percent of change. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more about fractions, decimals and percents. Some of the sites are interactive.
Ask The Professor
Math Web Word Problems
Percent of Change Matching Game
Percent Game
Percent of Change Matching Game
Percent Increase/Decrease
Hoodamath
Learningwave
Hotmath
Mathgoodies
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Euclid's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report of him to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: Your task is to explore percents. You will explore the use of percents and you will learn to estimate using percents. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more. Some of the sites are interactive.
What is a Percent
Multiple Percents
Using Percents
Percents
Percent Game
Math Games
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Pascal's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report of him to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom.
Step 2: Your job is to learn to use the percent proportion to find the percent of a number. You will explore the use of percents and you will learn to estimate using percents. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more. Some of the sites are interactive.
All Lesson Review
Using Percents
Percents
Ratios and Proportions
Video on Percent Proportion
Interactive Percent Game
Working with Ratios
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
Plato's:
Step 1: Research your mathematician and create short report of him to share with the class. The report must include a brief history of why he is famous in the mathematical world, a picture of him and dates of birth and death. This will be presented on a piece of construction paper and posted in the classroom
Step 2: Your task is to become an expert on how to calculate simple interest. Your teacher will be giving you handouts on fractions, decimals and percents to gain a general understanding of what you are expected to teach. Then you may explore the math sites below to learn more and practice the process. You may also look at the webquest under Links on this website for more practice and understanding.
Click on these links to learn more. Some of the sites are interactive.
Calculating Simple Interest
Simple Interest
AAAmath Interest
Understanding Interest
Using Credit Cards Wisely
Remember to take notes and meet with your group members at the end of each session. You must teach your math concept to the rest of the class. You should starting planning your lesson by Thursday. You will want to use Friday as a "dress rehearsal" for presenting your lesson. Write a plan so you will be organized. Remember you must create a visual, a worksheet, a game, and a quiz. You will turn in your lesson plan at the end of this assignment.
