Exploring Mathematics

Nine real-world scenario percent application stations. Includes examples of tips, commission, markup, discount, and tax. Questions vary between asking students to solve for the percent change amount and total. Also included in the zip file is a worksheet for groups to use for their work and answers and a powerpoint with slides listing four student roles at each station. (Students number before starting and keep their number even as they move to different stations.) I write correct answers on

Even when students can correctly calculate interest, I find they often don't quite understand what it is or how it is used in real life. This webquest has students investigate interest rates for different scenarios they will encounter in the future (car loans/student loans/savings accounts/etc.). I use this to introduce the concept of interest and pair it with the BrainPop credit card and interest videos, quizzes, and activities using my school's subscription. The file is an editable word