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Comparing Years Lesson PlanComparing Years Lesson Plan
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Illustrative Mathematics
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6th - 7th
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Comparing Years

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Who knew that the Egyptian, Julian, and Gregorian year were different lengths? Your mathematicians will! They will have to calculate the difference between the years in seconds and find the percent change. Using dimensional analysis, they can practice converting days into seconds and apply their findings to determine the percent change.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

unit conversion, dimensional analysis, percent decrease, percents

Additional Tags

percent decrease, dimensional analysis, unit conversion, math

Pros

  • Detailed solutions
  • Shows calculations

Cons

  • Needs prior knowledge of percent change and dimensional analysis
  • No examples

Common Core

7.RP.A.3

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