Mathematics Grade 8 Percentage in Daily Life

Introduction

Percent is a part of our daily lives. Whether you are shopping, working, or interested in sports, you have used percentages. You have been selected to explore how percent is used in people's daily lives, and to give examples of how it is used in yours.

Task

You will explore some online resources for percent concepts and applications. Lastly, you will identify specific examples of how it is used in your daily life. These tasks will require a computer, access to the Internet and other media, paper and pencil.

Process

Process Part 1: Exploring Basic Concepts

  1. Go through our instructional unit on https://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/toc_vol4
  2. Be sure to complete the interactive exercises at the end of each lesson.
  3. Complete  Percent Worksheets.
  4. Go through answer keys for future purposes
  5. Please try Percent Goodies Game.

Process Part 2 Exploring Applications

  1. Go through our instructional unit on Percent Applications.
  2. Be sure to complete the interactive exercises at the end of each lesson.
  3. Go through  Percent Applications Worksheets.
  4. Go through answer keys 

Process Part 3: Identifying Specific Examples From Daily Life

  1. List 20 ways people use percentages in their daily lives. Use your own words and be specific. For example, "People use percentages to compute their mortgage payments."
  2. Think about how percent is used in your daily life. Think of specific examples of how it is used with the things that you do and like. For example, "When I go shopping, I use percentages to find the sale price and discount on clothing in the store."
  3. Create a worksheet with ten specific problems involving percentages from your daily life. Include a section at the end for comments.
  4. Create an answer key for your worksheet.
  5. Exchange you worksheet with a classmate or family member.

Evaluation

  1. Make a list of all the sources from which you gathered information (e.g. sports section of the newspaper).
  2. Have a classmate or family member complete your worksheet, including the comments section.
  3. Identify and correct any errors you had on your worksheet and answer key.
  4. Identify the most and the least challenging uses of percent in your daily life.

Conclusion

Good Lucky! You will  learn how percent is used in daily life. You also given an opportunity to share specific examples of its use in your daily life.