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Increasing and Decreasing Quantities by a Percent Lesson PlanIncreasing and Decreasing Quantities by a Percent Lesson Plan
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Mathematics Assessment Project
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7th
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Increasing and Decreasing Quantities by a Percent

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As part of a study of percent and percent change, learners first complete an assessment task with several percent change problems. They then complete an activity using cards to create a diagram expressing percent increases and decreases between given values.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

percent increase, percent decrease, percent change, percents, decimals, fractions

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the resource to review percent concepts

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners need access to calculators
  • You will need to cut out the cards for the activity before the lesson

Pros

  • Provides solutions for easier grading and comparison for pupils
  • Includes projector resources that can be used with various technological devices

Cons

  • None

Common Core

7.RP.A.3 7.NS.A.3 7.EE.A.1 7.EE.A.2 MP1 MP2 MP3 MP4 MP6 MP7 MP8

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