LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Karen McPherson
c/o Buncombe Community School East
235 Old US 70 Hwy
Swannanoa, NC 28778

I teach at an alternative school in Buncombe County. (email me at klmcpherson@mindspring.com)

Resources created by Karen Mcpherson

Life's percents
Students will gather data from their own lives to use in calculating percents. They will measure parts of their bodies (head, leg, neck, etc.), complete a class survey that asks information about themselves, and use a pay stub to find percentages of deductions.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)
By Karen Mcpherson.