Roses are red, but did you know that some are lighter while others are darker? Scholars read an infographic to decipher the fraction and percent of rose color and their country of origin. They go on to make comparisons and estimate while answering word problems about the cost of flowers. 

Concepts

valentine's day, Holidays, flowers, percents, fractions, cost, comparing amounts, estimation

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math

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Instructional Ideas

• Plan to implement the worksheet on Valentine's Day
• Display the worksheet's essential question; go back to it at the end of the lesson to gauge learners' proficiency  
• When the lesson concludes, hand out a single rose to each class member 

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson's answer key, editable Word doc, and Excel computation sheet are available with a membership to Yummy Math
• Learners should be familiar with percents, fractions, estimation, and making comparisons
• Offers limited space to work out problems, so you may need to attach a separate sheet of paper

Pros

• Infographic is clear and easy to read 
• Challenges mathematicians to solve real world problems

Cons

Common Core

4.OA.A.3 4.NF.B.4.c 5.NF.B.6 6.RP.A.3.a 7.RP.A.2.a