Students have been spending the past few weeks working with percents. After learning these fundamental concepts of percents, students started to look at where percents are used in real life. They calculated the total cost of a meal given the prices of various items and the percentage for tax and tip. Students also applied their understanding of percentages to find the prices of items after they are on sale. Finally, students learned about simple and compound interest and were able to determine how much money would be in a bank account given the principal amount, the annual interest rate, and the amount of time it was being saved.
Students had the opportunity to utilize the skills they developed throughout this unit for their final project. Students chose between basketball and hockey and answered questions based on provided information regarding players' statistics. Students then needed to research a team of their choice and record data for players on that team for two seasons. They then compared the two seasons and found the percent change in either their free throws or their shots made. Here are their finished projects:
Students had the opportunity to utilize the skills they developed throughout this unit for their final project. Students chose between basketball and hockey and answered questions based on provided information regarding players' statistics. Students then needed to research a team of their choice and record data for players on that team for two seasons. They then compared the two seasons and found the percent change in either their free throws or their shots made. Here are their finished projects: