1. Relate Decimals to Percent – Revised Lesson
Instructor(s):
Lesson Title:
Grade Level(s):
Content Area(s):
Learning
Context:
What is the context in
which this lesson
occurs in your
curriculum? What are
the overarching goals
for the lesson?
Mr. Raino
Relate Decimals and Percents
6
Mathmatics, Literacy(Language objective) , Information Technology
Student in a remedial math program are learning to write percents as
decimals and decimals as percents. This module continues from the
modules on fractions and Lowest Common Denominator, Greatest
Common Factor. The goal of the lesson is for students to correctly
modify fractions, decimals and percentages.
Student Task Description
What real or simulated problem situation will students address? What useful product(s), event(s), or
service(s) will students produce? What audience might benefit from the students’ work?
In this activity the students are split into teams. Each team member will answer the question
displayed on the whiteboard. Team members may confer with each other before making the
selection. The questions on the first activity are displayed much like a worksheet. The students
select the correct response based on the choices displayed. After the students participate in the
interactive response system to convert fractions, decimals and percentages located in the math
tool kit, the students will participate in the Concentration game activity. The students match a
fraction to its equal decimal representation.
Resources
What materials and other resources are needed for this lesson?
Curriculum:
Technology:
Math textbook McGraw Hill Math
Matters
SmartBoard
Interactive activities
Information
Sources:
Other:
Smartboard lesson
resource site
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2. Lesson Procedure
What are the steps students must follow to complete the lesson? What directions must teachers
follow?
Teacher
Directions
Student Steps
1. Students will learn the principles of decimal,
fraction and percent representations.
2. Students are split into teams
3. Problem is displayed on the whiteboard with
the choices to respond to.
4. Each team member will answer one question.
The members can confer with each other before
making the selection. This activity should
take 20 minutes.
5.
Once the students have confidence with the
worksheet activity the will change to the
concentration game. The concentration game
will be a class activity with the teacher selecting
the students to make the matches.This activity
should be about 15 minutes.
6. Students will be given a worksheet to practice
at home.
Technology
To Be Used
(What and
How)
1. Teacher will
Interactive
demonstrate
Whiteboard
examples from
the textbook
using the interactive
whiteboard
2. Teacher groups the teams with
students of varying abilities
3. Display the Interactive
Smartboard board lesson and
advance through the problems.
4. When the student makes a
selection the teacher reiterates why
the answer is correct or explains
why the answer is not the correct
choice.
5. Teacher will monitor
concentration game and select
players.
6.Teacher will assign worksheet.
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3. What academic standards will be addressed in
students’ products and performances?
What information will be used to provide feedback
during the lesson? How will student progress be
measured toward the selected standards?
Language Arts
6.LA.1.8.3 Use words and concepts necessary for
comprehending math, science, social studies,
literature and other Grade 6 content area text.
Math
6.M.1.1.2 Explain the interrelationship of
Fractions, decimals, and percent’s.
(317.01.b)
What 21st Century Skills (collaboration,
technology, and/or management of time and
materials) must students learn and practice in
order to succeed?
What information will be used to provide feedback
during the lesson? How will student progress be
measured toward the selected standards?
Use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect
information from a variety of resources.
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