Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: How to Calculate Percentage Increase

For Students 5th - 8th
Explains and demonstrates how to calculate the percentage increase from year to year and how to calculate it using an Excel spreadsheet.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Decimal to Percent Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Convert decimals to percentages with this calculator. Input a decimal number to convert both the whole number and decimal part of the number to a percent value.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Real Life Math: Physical Trainer

For Students 6th - 8th
The general manager of a fitness center explains how numerical calculations, percentages, and ratios are critical to his job in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students explore percentages, fractions, and...
eBook
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 7: How the Unemployment Rate Is Defined and Computed

For Students 9th - 10th
By the end of this section, you will be able to do the following: Calculate the labor force percentage and the unemployment rate, Explain hidden unemployment and what it means to be in or out of the labor force, and Evaluate the...