The students will use ACC basketball statistics to practice the process of converting fractions to decimals then to percents and will learn how to create and edit a spreadsheet. They will then use this spreadsheet to analyze their data. This unit is done during the basketball season which takes approximately 15 weeks from the middle of November to the middle of March. Teachers must have Clarisworks to open the sample spreadsheet in the lesson, but may recreate it in another spreadsheet program.

BPCC Open Campus - Math 097: Basic Mathematics is a review of basic mathematics skills. Here's what's covered: -fundamental numeral operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication division of whole numbers, fractions, and decimals -ratio and proportion -percent -systems of measurement -an introduction to geometry NOTE: Open Campus courses are non-credit reviews and tutorials and cannot be used to satisfy requirements in any curriculum at BPCC.

In this interactive unit, students are introduced to the various factors and elements that contribute to a company's success by creating a product to sell. Students participate in a mock business venture from beginning to end - from making the product (a candy bar) to selling the product. Some math concepts and principles include:using proportional relationshipssolving multistep problemsdetermining percents, markup, and taxFurther, students apply English Language Arts standards to their finished product, including:designing a marketing posterwriting, recording, and presenting a sales pitch

Students learn about and practice converting between fractions, decimals and percentages. Using a LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robot and a touch sensor, each group inputs a fraction of its choosing. Team members convert this same fraction into a decimal, and then a percentage via hand calculations, and double check their work using the NXT robot. Then they observe the robot moving forward and record that distance. Students learn that the distance moved is a fraction of the full distance, based on the fraction that they input, so if they input ½, the robot moves half of the original distance. From this, students work backwards to compute the full distance. Groups then compete in a game in which they are challenged to move the robot as close as possible to a target distance by inputting a fraction into the NXT bot.

The CyberSquad has to find a crystal that is between 65% and 85% orange to power up their escape from Hacker in this video from Cyberchase.

Students learn about porosity and permeability and relate these concepts to groundwater flow. They use simple materials to conduct a porosity experiment and use the data to understand how environmental engineers decide on the placement and treatment of a drinking water well.

Ahh the Mole. (No not that kind) The mole, the unit of measurment that will be fundemental to your undersatnding of chemistry. If you do not understand the mole... chemisrty is going to be pretty tough. Hopefully these videos will help!At the end of the module you should be able to...Define avagoadros numberDetermine the molar mass of a given atom or compoundPerform caluclations utilizing grams, moles and avogadros numberDetermine the mass percentage of an element whin a molecule  Introduction to the Mole Mass Percentage 

Are all atoms of an element the same? How can you tell one isotope from another? Use the sim to learn about isotopes and how abundance relates to the average atomic mass of an element.

Are all atoms of an element the same? How can you tell one isotope from another? Use the sim to learn about isotopes and how abundance relates to the average atomic mass of an element.

Numberstring.com describes number strings as "a set of related math problems, crafted to support students to construct big ideas about mathematics and build their own strategies."

This number string builds students understanding and strategies related to percent, particularly exploring questions such as, "3 is 25% of what number?"

SWBAT articulate strategies for determining a whole when given a part and the percentage it represents.

WNBA athletes discuss attendance at basketball games in terms of percentages in this video segment from TV 411.

This is an activity for students to work on in pairs practicing simple interest. It involves real online research and presents an open-ended question. This would be most effective after students have had instruction and some practice.

This TV 411 segment features a lesson from Question Man on how to informally calculate 15% tips at restaurants.

The principal purpose of the task is to explore a real-world application problem with algebra, working with units and maintaining reasonable levels of accuracy throughout.