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Explain what percent means and represent a percentage in different ways
I can explain what percent means and represent a percentage in different ways.
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- Year 6
Explain what percent means and represent a percentage in different ways
I can explain what percent means and represent a percentage in different ways.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Percent means the number of parts in each hundred.
- Percentages are parts of the whole.
- Percentages can be represented using one-hundred squares or number lines.
Keywords
Percent - Percent means the number of parts in each hundred.
Percentage - A percentage is a proportion of a whole.
Common misconception
Pupils may make mistakes when determining the percentage of different wholes that are not equal in size or value.
Talk about the differences between the different wholes explored. Describe percentage as a proportion of that specific whole. Compare two different wholes where the percentages of them are the same and where the percentages of them are different.
Give opportunities to estimate beyond the lesson to develop understanding of percentages. Ask what percentage of the lesson has been covered so far, what percentage of their water bottle they have drunk, etc. Develop understanding that 10% is a very small proportion and 90% is nearly one whole.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the pairs of numbers that sum to 100
Match the pairs of numbers that sum to 100
Q2.Match the pairs of numbers that sum to 100
Match the pairs of numbers that sum to 100
Q3.The whole has been divided into 100 equal parts. Each part is one-__________ of the whole.
The whole has been divided into 100 equal parts. Each part is one-__________ of the whole.
tenth
thousandth
Q4.Match the division equation to its quotient.
Match the division equation to its quotient.
Q5.Match the letters to the estimated value on the number line.
Match the letters to the estimated value on the number line.
Q6.Match to show one-tenth of these numbers.
Match to show one-tenth of these numbers.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to the correct description.
Match the keywords to the correct description.
Q2.Percent means how many parts in each 100 Match the number of people to the correct percentage.
Percent means how many parts in each 100 Match the number of people to the correct percentage.
Q3.What percentage is represented by the one-hundred squares? %
What percentage is represented by the one-hundred squares? %
Q4.Estimate the percentage of power left in each of the batteries.
Estimate the percentage of power left in each of the batteries.
Q5.Estimate how much of the race that Jun has completed. %
Estimate how much of the race that Jun has completed. %
Q6.Estimate how much of the race each child has completed.
Estimate how much of the race each child has completed.
