Design Topic: Fractions, Decimals, Percent Subject(s) Mathematics Grade(s) 8 School: Bob Edwards Designer’ Name Janessa

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STAGE 1 – DESIRED RESULTS
Unit Title: Understanding Percent

Established Goals:
Know how to find the percent of a number
Know how to combine percents (GST and PST)
Understandings: Students will understand that… Essential Questions:
• Different methods to find percent of a number(4.2 POS • How do I find percent of a number?
Number 3 Percents) What are sale prices?
How to calculate percent
Students will know: Students will be able to:
• How to find percent of a number • Figure out sales prices with GST

STAGE 2 – ASSESSMENT EVIDENCE

Performance Tasks: Other Evidence:
- Complete textbook problems on percent -Questions and Discussion on Percents
of a number and GST - Math Station 2 – Observation
- Complete flyer station
Key Criteria:
- Correctly completing questions
- Copmleting flyers

STAGE 3 – LEARNING PLAN

Summary of Learning Activities:

Time Teacher Actions Student Actions

Introduction 5 min Teacher checks agenda Students spend 5 min tryng to answer
(Engage) Mental Math Warm-Up/ Review questons.

Review 10 Teacher goes over examples of finding Students listen and do practice.
(Study) min percent of a number by mental math.
And then introduces PST and GST Students Write notes in foldable
Pratice 20~30 Teacher walks around and assists Students do practice questions involving
(Study) min students finding percent of a number

Practice 50 Teacher presents ideas of stations. Goes All students work on station 1. Are put into
(Activate) min over how to do station 2 designated groups.

Station 1 – Timeline Work together to figure out how to put

Beginner – Percent, Decmial and Fraction numbers on a timeline.
are separate
Intermediate – Words and decimals and
percents If finished, can move onto another station.
Advanced – Mixed Fractions, Improper
Fractions, Decmials and Percents
Very Advanced – Word Problems.

Station 2 – Flyers
Students goes through flyers looking for
deals. B level students have budget they
must stick with

Stations 3 – Graph it
Students work on Graphing
Extension (Graphing on a non 100 grid)

Station 4 – Factors of a number and

lowest terms
-Factor Trees

Station 5 - Make it into a fraction

Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005) 1

Design Topic: Fractions, Decimals, Percent Subject(s) Mathematics Grade(s) 8 School: Bob Edwards Designer’ Name Janessa
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Station 6 – Word Problems
Extension – Logic Problems

Conclusion 5 min Teacher has students write out agenda. Students listen and write in their agenda
(Study) Assigns extra homework as necessary.

Source: Understanding by Design, Unit Design Planning Template (Wiggins/McTighe 2005) 2