We started out by exploring ways to represent percents (especially in Grade 6) and then sharing what we understood. This helped us develop some conceptual understanding of what the percent symbol represents, which helped us further develop our number sense.
We've spent several weeks using our knowledge of fractions and decimal numbers to help us understand percents. We started out by exploring ways to represent percents (especially in Grade 6) and then sharing what we understood. This helped us develop some conceptual understanding of what the percent symbol represents, which helped us further develop our number sense. Then, we started to explore practical ways to use these Numeracy skills such as making purchases with discounts and having to include tax in the cost. Ms. B modeled a lot and helped us understand the steps involved in these types of problems. We practiced, practiced, and practiced some more until we finally tried to communicate our understanding in a video. Below are a few samples of our work based on an item we wanted to purchase from IKEA. Ms. B gave us feedback on our work in class, these videos, and our Math journals before we began our final task. We've spent the last week working on a project where we have to schedule and price out our dream day with a budget of $1000. This project was one that most of us really enjoyed, as we got to be creative and really see the value of financial literacy skills in action. Stay tuned for our final projects, coming soon!
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