Use Rate Of 100 To Find Percent Math Games

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In this series of games, your students will learn how to find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100 and how to solve problems involving finding the whole, given a part and the percent. The Use Rate of 100 To Find Percent learning objective — based on CCSS and state standards — delivers improved student engagement and academic performance in your classroom, as demonstrated by research. This learning objective directly references 6.RP.A.3.c as written in the common core national math standards.

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Concepts Covered

Ratios are expressed as “for each” and “per”. Percent means per 100. A percent is a ratio of a part compared to 100. The value of a ratio may be expressed as a decimal, percent, fraction, or mixed number. To find the percent of a number multiply that number by p/100 where p is the percent. Solve for the whole given a part and the percent by cross multiplying and dividing. Solve for the part given a whole and the percent by cross multiplying and dividing.

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100 Bites - Cheesy Percent Conversion Estimated Duration: 17 minutes The purest cheese has been stolen by cats! It is up to you to find and return it, while also eating a lot of cheese along the way. But be careful, if you eat too much, the cats will get you! Can you figure out the right percents to finish the game in 100 Bites? The least amount of bites you use, the better your score!

Hot Head Estimated Duration: 11 minutes Cross the chasm with a hot-air balloon ride! Be careful, you have to set the amount of heat applied to the balloon properly. In this game by Zapzapmath, students will find a percent of a quantity as a rate per 100.

Supermarket Spree Estimated Duration: 10 minutes As a supermarket clerk, you'll change price tags, organize sales, and find the correct prices.

Newton Pool Estimated Duration: 15 minutes The game consists of hand-crafted levels where the player controls a white ball. The goal of each level is to get the white ball to the end of the level in as few moves as possible, while racking up points by bumping golden balls into obstacles on the way! The game does not have any instructional math content, it simply has math review questions spread throughout.

Rates and Percents Estimated Duration: 4 minutes In this lesson, students will be able to master the concept of percents. They will learn that a percent is a rate that represents a number per every hundred and how to solve problems involving percents. Students will understand that percents can be expressed as fractions and they will learn to use proportions to solve percent problems by setting up equations where the part over the whole equals the percent over 100.

Galaxy Escape Estimated Duration: 20 minutes 10 Bright Monsters have been captured in space and they need your help to cross the galaxy jumping between platforms, finding them, and releasing them by correctly answering each question. Each monster that you release and unlock will be available to play with in the next level, in the search for the next monster. In your journey, you’ll be able to find power-ups, like ‘Double points’ and ‘Slow down’, which can be activated by finding gems, and their duration can be extended by correctly answering a question. Unlock and release the 10 different monsters and a spaceship along 10 different levels, while you make the most possible points.

Use Rate Of 100 To Find Percent Math Games

Concepts Covered

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