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Sec Math Mod Percent
Sec Math Mod Percent
Module 6:
Using a range of strategies and resources Example: Percentages
Instruction is powerful only when it is sufficiently precise and focused to build directly on what students already know and to take them to the next level.
While a teacher does and must do many things, the most critical is designing and organising instruction so that it is focused.
Breakthrough Fullan, Hill & Crevola (2006)
Digilearn
3. 4.
Bar charts
Designing a neighbourhood Learning and Assessment Framework for Multiplicative Thinking Percentage Tool (Task)
Scaffolding Numeracy in the Middle Years (SNMY) Assessment for Common Misunderstandings
Mathematics Developmental Continuum Improving Student learning in Mathematics Scaffolding Numeracy in the Middle Years Effective Mathematics Teaching DVDs
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/maths/default.htm
There are 60 books on the shelf and 20% are cookbooks. How many cookbooks?
There are 60 books on the shelf and 12 are cookbooks. What percentage are cookbooks? There are some books on the shelf and 12 are cookbooks. If 20% are cookbooks, how many books are on the shelf?
These examples are illustrated in the Solving percentage problems 5.5 Mathematics Developmental Continuum P-10
against it.
What % is 12 of 60?
Is used to organise thinking, sorting out what is known and what is unknown.
100%
Know 0%
0%
Know 0
20 %
0%
Dual number line (missing part)
Approach 1
100%
60
20 % 0%
Dual number line (missing part)
?12
0
Approach 2
There are 60 books on the shelf and 20% are cookbooks. How many cookbooks?
Use the dual number line to find 1% and then find 20%.
100%
60
Show the working you might expect from students using this method
100
20 % 12 X 20 X 20
100
0 % 1%
0.6 0
Approach 3
There are 60 books on the shelf and 20% are cookbooks. How many cookbooks?
100%
60
Use the dual number line to find 1% and then find 20%.
10
20 % X2 12 X2
10
10% 0%
Dual Number Line: Variation 10%
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/maths/mathscontinuum/number/N55003P.htm
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/maths/mathscontinuum/number/N55003P.htm
105%
100%
42
40
1.05
Example If Fiona earns $40 per hour in her parttime job and she gets a 5% pay rise, what is her new hourly rate?
Important for students to know that adding 5% is multiplying by 1.05 for compound interest, exponential growth, decay etc. Continuum N5.25
42 40
+5%
100%
20
20
5% 0%
2 0
3.5 Kg sugar ?
4 3 Kg strawberries
1 cup is 250g, What if you need 80g? How much of a cup is this?
To make 12 muffins you use 250g of flour. How much flour will you need if you want to make 30 muffins? A car travels 100 km in 70 minutes. How far does it travel in 80 minutes? (assuming constant speed!) n.b. try and make the questions as authentic as you can.
Digilearn - Barchart
Applet will show percentages
Accessed from Digilearn 7th June 2006: Bar chart - (TLF L3512 v2.0.0)
Digilearn
Class survey on favorite sports
Determine the % of people who chose each sport
What are some correct strategies that you might expect from students?
Zone 7 Connecting
Can solve and explain solutions to problems involving simple patterns, percent and proportion. May not be able to show working and/or explain strategies for situations involving larger numbers or less familiar problems.
Level 2
Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6
Place value
Multiplicative thinking Partitioning Proportional reasoning Generalising
5.2
5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8
http://www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/maths/common/default.html
End of Module 6
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Subject field- Teaching Secondary Mathematics