Let's Go Shopping: Calculating Percents

In this lesson, students will participate in a simulated shopping experience where they choose items they would like to purchase from local sale advertisements. The students will be able to apply the percent formula and the percent of change formula to real world financial situations. Students will learn how to calculate percent discounts, their percent of savings, and tax. The students will analyze, compare, draw conclusions and explain in writing why specific types of discounts are the most advantageous given specific situations.
Resource ID#: 2309 Type: Lesson Plan
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Subject(s): Mathematics
Grade Level(s): 7
Intended Audience: Educators educators
Suggested Technology: Basic Calculators, Microsoft Office
Instructional Time: 1 Hour(s) 30 Minute(s)
Keywords: percent, discount, financial decision, purchase, sale, percent formula, percent of change formula, savings, tax
Instructional Component Type(s): Lesson Plan,  Worksheet,  Assessment
Instructional Design Framework(s): Cooperative Learning
Resource Collection: General Collection

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