Introduction
Think about how often you encounter decimals on a daily basis. Whether you are shopping looking at price tags or discounts, or measuring something, such as how tall you are or how far you will travel, decimals are part of our daily lives. In this WebQuest, you are going to explore how decimals are used in people's daily lives, and to give examples of how it is used in yours!
Task
Your task is to explore some online resources for decimal concepts and applications. You will begin your process by reviewing decimal place value and how to solve the four different operations with decimals. After answering online interactive questions over decimal computation, you will move forward towards exploring how decimals are used in people's daily lives by using the provided websites. Lastly, you will identify specific examples of how decimals are used in your daily life. These tasks are independent and will require your iPad and paper/pencil.
Process
Process I: Review of Decimal Concepts
It is important to know how to solve decimal computation and which operation you need to use in your daily life. Click on each of the links below to review decimals and how to solve with the four operations. At the conclusion of each lesson, assess your learning of the material by answering the interactive questions found at the bottom of each page. Please do not move forward with another lesson till you are able to master the previous lesson.
- Introduction to Decimals: https://mathsisfun.com/decimals.html
- Adding Decimals: https://mathsisfun.com/adding-decimals.html
- Subtracting Decimals: https://mathsisfun.com/subtracting-decimals.html
- Multiplying Decimals: https://mathsisfun.com/multiplying-decimals.html
- Dividing Decimals: https://mathsisfun.com/dividing-decimals.html
Process II: Exploring Decimal Application Through Word Problems
Now that you have reviewed and mastered decimal computation from the previous links, it is time to explore decimal applications by reading word problems they are involved in and solving to find the correct answers. Use the below link to complete this interactive process. Be sure to start thinking how you see and use decimals in your daily life as you read and solve for them in the example word problems.
- Decimal Word Problems: https://www.ipracticemath.com/math-problem/decimal/decimal-word-problems
Process III: Exploring Decimals in Daily Life
- Click on the link to go to a lesson over decimals being used in our daily lives. https://www.generationgenius.com/videolessons/solve-problems-with-decimals-using-models/?gclid=CjwKCAjw8KmLBhB8EiwAQbqNoLQHfVImLRL36TDRCGlxGK_E1f0i4pjzK0C9zEWTLNIwoQ-uLHmf0hoCj6IQAvD_BwE
- Before watching the video, click on the Discussion Questions below it and answer the Before Video questions. Check your answers as you go through.
- Watch the video.
- At the conclusion of the video, click on the Discussion Questions below it and answer the After Video questions. Check your answers as you go through.
- Complete the four questions on the following worksheet. Check your answers with a partner when you are complete. https://www.generationgenius.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/GG_Solve-Problems-with-Decimals-Using-Models_Practice2.pdf
- Go to the following website to read about the 10 ways decimals are used in real life. Choose 3 of the 10 applications of decimal use in real life and come up with an additional way decimals are used in that specific real life application. https://www.embibe.com/exams/application-of-decimals/
- Think about how decimals are used in your real life. Create a worksheet with 5 word problems that are specific to how you use decimals in the real world. For example, if you were to create a word problem based on the use of money with decimals, you might say, After finishing a dinner at a local restaurant, my total came to $14.58. I wanted to tip the waiter 20%. Explain how the use of decimal application would be used in this scenario. Be sure to create an answer sheet for your worksheet. Exchange your worksheet with a classmate.
Evaluation
The evaluation of this WebQuest will be from the worksheet you create with 5 problems that involve decimals in your real life. You will turn in the questions and answer key.
Conclusion
Great Job! You learned how decimals are used in daily life. You were able to watch a video and read an article of ways decimals are seen and used throughout your day. You were also given an opportunity to share specific examples of its use in your daily life. To complete this lesson, please participate in the following Quizizz online assignment to review decimal real world word problems.
https://quizizz.com/join?gc=02834622