Percent Increase and Decrease Quiz
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Shopping and Dinner Activity
This activity is a summative assessment over percent of increase and percent of decrease. For the activity, students go "shopping" and compute discounts and taxes. Then they go "out to dinner" and compute taxes and tips. This activity goes with 7th grade common core math 7.RP.3.
7th
Math
Business 101
Business 101 lets students create their own business, including logo, slogan, and products. Students will work with percentages, including percent increase and decrease, sales tax, and profit. They will also use statistics from a poll. Assessment choices allow students to feel involved in their education.
5th - 8th
Algebra, Decimals, Statistics
What's Cooking - Number Theory & Fractions
A fun project for students to utilize number theory and fractions and apply what they know into a real world scenario. With this project, students pick a dessert which they are required to either increase or decrease the ingredients. A sample of the rubric, a recipe card, and math work are included in the project. Students are able to not only complete the project, but also bring in their dessert for the class to sample. The project is saved as a word document, so you are able to change the
3rd - 6th
Basic Operations, Fractions, Math
Exponential Functions Project
This project includes 6 different real-life exponential situations that are either percent increase/decrease or compound interest. Students can work in groups, or your could assign multiple students the same project. Students are asked to do the following: 1) Write an un-simplified equation to model the situation. (We still want to see (1+r) or all the parts of the compound interest equation) 2) Explain in detail each part of the equation. 3) Write an equation in simplest form to model the
8th - 11th
Math
CCSS
HSF-IF.C.8b
Algebra I Functions Project (domain and function notation)
Very structured and short project on functions that focuses on domain and range. Left editable so you can modify! Included are the instructions, rubric, and organized response sheet. Students are going to graph, describe, and interpret a function that could represent the height of the water in feet while filling up and draining a pool over several hours.Graph Requirements:1) Title of the graph at the top and unit labels by the x-axis and y-axis. 2) Must be a function. 3) Must have at least one
8th - 10th
Math
CCSS
HSF-IF.A.1
, HSF-IF.A.2
Baking Recipe Project using Fractions / Proportions
Another real world project that my students enjoyed! It may have been the fact that they were able to bake / cook a recipe that they enjoyed and share it with the class or it might have been the math. Who knows! But I will take it :)
Students will use the skills they’ve learned with fractions multiplication and division and proportions in a real world situation involving recipes.
Students will each need to find a recipe of their choosing. The recipe must have at least 5 fractions with 3 d
5th - 7th
Fractions, Math
CCSS
5.NF.B.4
, 5.NF.B.6
, 5.NF.B.7
+3
EDITABLE Pizza Themed Math Project Activity Fractions, Decimals and Percents
This is an EDITABLE summative math assessment with the theme of pizza; it is comprised of seven questions that target fractions, decimals and percents. The seven questions use three levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy (remembering, understanding and applying). Specific student directions are provided, and three boxes of a sample project are included in the students’ three page handout. The answer key and a seven point grading rubric are added for the teacher. Students are given the option of presenti
5th - 8th, Adult Education
Decimals, Fractions, Other (Math)
CCSS
5.NF.B.3
, 5.NF.B.4
, 5.NF.B.7
+3
Fractions, Decimals & Percents Consumer Math Project | Design Your Dream Room
Transform your math block with this real-world consumer math project where students design their own room while applying fractions, decimals, percents, budgeting, discounts, and sales tax. Perfect for Grades 6–8, this hands-on activity blends financial literacy, applied design, and creative problem-solving. Students use a curated shopping catalogue to build a dream room, calculate the cost of items, apply percent-off discounts, convert between fractions/decimals/percents, add tax, and stay withi
6th - 9th
Decimals, Financial Literacy, Fractions
CCSS
6.RP.A.3
, 6.RP.A.3c
, 7.RP.A.1
+10
Percent Markup, Discount, Tax, and Tip Real World Differentiated Project
This document contains a project in which students will use the ideas of percent markup, discount, tax, and tip in a hypothetical situation that is authentic to their lives.
3rd - 12th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Math, Math Test Prep, Other (Math)
Percent Markup & Discount Project (Store Sales & Profit Analysis)
This document contains an application project that encourages the students to demonstrate their knowledge when it comes to percent markup and discount in a real-world setting, specifically in regards to owning a store of their choice. Point values are also included. The students will also analyze their profit.
5th - 8th
Decimals, Math, Numbers
Math Fraction, Decimal and Percent EDITABLE Project Based Activity
This EDITABLE math summative assessment (project based) contains nine questions based on three levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy that cover the main points of fractions, decimals, and percent. The theme of this fraction project is ice cream. It may be given as a final math test or as a summative project. Specific directions for the student and three boxes of a sample project are included as well as a complete answer key and a grading rubric for the instructor. Students may present the project in a var
5th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions, Other (Math)
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.2
, 6.RP.A.3
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Survey Project
Do you want to extend the understanding of all students in your class with an exciting activity? Your students will love this exciting, hands-on project. Students will survey people, create fractions, decimals, and percents of their data, and make a circle graph to display their data.
5th - 6th
Decimals, Fractions, Math
Percents and Shopping Real Life Algebra Project
Objective:
Almost every time students or adults go shopping, they will find items that are on sale. These items have been marked down a certain percent. Almost everyone has to pay sales tax when you purchase items. This project will help students to see some applications of percent's in everyday life.
• To find the original price of an item given sales price and percent discount.
• To find the sales price of an item given original price and percent discount.
• To find the percent discount of
5th - 9th
Algebra
Fraction Art AND Fraction Decimal Percent Art
This is two different activities I use with two different classes. Both activities incorporate art and math into one lesson. Activate both sides of the brain during one activity!
The first activity involves addition and subtraction of fractions. Students will use 100 grid graph paper to design and color a shape. Students love to create random designs or specific pictures. Students will write each color represented in their picture and the fractional part. The questions along with the activi
3rd - 7th
Decimals, Fractions, Math
CCSS
3.NF.A.1
, 3.NF.A.3
, 3.NF.A.3d
+5
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents using Skittles
Use skittles to reinforce knowledge of fraction, decimals, and percents.
6th - 8th
Decimals, Fractions
STEM Ratios and Percents Donut Challenge
Students will plan an order from Krispy Kreme Donuts for their school using ratios and percents. They must design a presentation poster to convince the principal to go with their order and donut choices. The planning is for middle school- grades 6, 7, and 8 but could be edited to include more or less.
6th - 9th
Algebra, Engineering, Other (Math)
Survey Project with Fractions, Decimals, Percents, and Circle Graphs
Do you want to extend the understanding of all students in your class with an exciting activity? Your students will love this exciting, hands-on project. Students will survey people, create fractions, decimals, and percents of their data, and make a circle graph to display their data.
5th - 6th
Decimals, Fractions, Math
Pixel Art - Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Mini Project
This mini project helps students practice or review converting between fractions, decimals, and percents through a motivating creative project context. Students who love gaming and/or drawing love this project--they think of something to illustrate in 8-bit pixel art style (remind students to think of Minecraft-style or old-school Nintendo game images). After creating their illustration, students calculate what percent of their illustration is made up of each color they used, demonstrating their
5th - 8th
Math
CCSS
7.NS.A.2c
, 7.NS.A.2d
, 6.RP.A.1
+4
A Trip to the Market- Adding Decimals and Finding Percents
In this activity, you will need to provide students will magazine ads that you may find as you walk into a grocery store. Through this project, students will choose items to make balanced meals and will add the totals for breakfast, lunch, and dinner as well as a grand total. This provides students with multiple practice with adding decimals in the form of a dollar amount. A challenge allows students to find a percentage to add on tax and to apply a discount with a coupon.
4th - 6th
Decimals, Math, Place Value
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
Decimals and Percents: Create and menu for your restaurant
Part 1: Students will be designing their own menu for a restaurant they create. Part 2: Students will complete decimal and percent operations to figure out the price of a meal with friends including tax, tip, and change.
5th - 9th, Adult Education, Higher Education
Math
Using Percents and Proportions to Teach Electoral College
The question that will loom over the course of students' lifetimes: What should we do with the Electoral College? To construct a position on this question, students must objectively digest and analyze data to reveal proportionality. In this inquiry-based project, which can be done in class or self paced, students will practice converting fractions into decimals into percents. They will then compare and contrast percentages to determine if proportionality is maintained when scaling the general p
6th - 8th
Algebra, Applied Math, U.S. History
CCSS
6.RP.A.1
, 6.RP.A.3
, 6.RP.A.3a
+4
Menu Creation- Operations with Decimals, Percents, and Area
Scholars will create a menu for a restaurant, we used this as an end of year project.
Scholars will:
-Add decimals to find the total of each section of their menu (entree, sides, desserts, drinks)
-Add decimals to find the total cost of their menu
-Create "combination plates" that offer a discount that will have scholars calculating different percents and subtracting decimals
-Create a menu that falls within an area requirement
-Draw a diagram of their menu
-Create percentages based on the sect
6th
Decimals, Geometry, Math
CCSS
5.NBT.B.7
, 6.G.A.1
, 6.RP.A.3c
Using Percents and Proportions to Teach Electoral College (ANSWERS)
These are the answers to the project posted here. There's an embedded excel file with a sortable table with all the percentages. I typed in lots of tips for extending the project and enriching discussion e.g. per capita calculations, the origins of the electoral college, an article link, etc. Project description:The question that will loom over the course of students' lifetimes: What should we do with the Electoral College? To construct a position on this question, students must objectively
6th - 8th
Applied Math, Fractions
CCSS
6.RP.A.3a
, 7.RP.A.2
, 7.RP.A.2a
+1
Percent Shopping Spree (Discount and Taxes)
Students will shop either online and print out pictures of items or using newspaper sale ads and pick out 4 items for their shopping spree of $2,500! They will have to place their items with a provided coupon and calculate the discounted sale price. They will have to find their subtotal and then add tax onto it.
Project also available as a Google presentation for the students to complete online. Visit my TPT resource here-
https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Percent-Shopping-Spree-
6th - 8th
Math
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