Intermediate Algebra - Mrs. Dunning - Hrs 2 & 4

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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents Choice Board

Directions: You may choose to complete any of the options below. Click the drop down arrow for each task to find specific directions and resources.

Grading: You must complete any combination of the activities to earn a total of at least 30 points.

Plan the Perfect Day

Instructions: Plan your perfect 24-hour day and calculate what fraction, decimal, and percent of the day is spent on each activity.

Resources: Complete the worksheet available in class.

How to Submit: Hand in the worksheet to Mrs. Dunning

Dog Food Savings

Instructions: Use information provided to determine which size bag of dog food will be most cost efficient for the scenario provided.

Resources: Complete the worksheet available in class.

How to Submit: Hand in the worksheet to Mrs. Dunning

Blueprints

Instructions: Create a blueprint of our classroom or another classroom of your choosing using measuring tapes. Use the following guidelines:

Draw your blueprint on a blank piece of paper provided to you
Write the precise measurements of the dimensions of each wall and significant furniture on the blue print
You should measure the walls, tables, shelves, white boards, bulletin boards, and windows and then record these measurements on your drawing.

Resources: You will receive a blank piece of paper as well as a tape measure. Be sure to ask if you would like help drawing your blueprint

How to Submit: Hand in your completed blueprint to Mrs. Dunning

survey students

Instructions:

Create a 5 question survey over a topic of your choice using Google Forms. The survey will be given to all students during lunch.
Then you will use Google Slides to collect the data and create pie-chart graphs.
Lastly, write 1 paragraph explaining the results of your survey.

Resources:

How to Submit:

Survey - Share your survey with Mrs. Dunning for distribution

Google Sheets - Share your google sheets with Mrs. Dunning

Reflection - Email typed reflection or hand in hand-written reflection to Mrs. Dunning

Email: ardunning@students.olatheschools.com

story-based conversions

Instructions: Bring your skills of dimensional analysis and conversions into the real world with story-based problems.

Resources: Complete the worksheet available in class.

How to Submit: Hand in the worksheet to Mrs. Dunning

Shopping Sales

Instructions: Use percentages to calculate discounted prices on items of your choosing.

Resources: Complete the worksheet available in class.

Click here for a video on how to use Canva!

How to Submit: Hand in worksheet to Mrs. Dunning. Save your digital poster as a PDF and email it to Mrs. Dunning

Baking Grocery List

Instructions: We need to raise money for new technology equipment at school... Let's have a bake sale! You will create a grocery list using the recipe and information provided. There is also an opportunity for bonus points ;)

Resources: Complete the packet available in class

How to Submit:

Packet & List - turn in to Mrs. Dunning

Bonus - Show Mrs. Dunning your online shopping cart before you close out of the webpage.

Mondrian art

Instructions: Research, analyze, and create your own Mondrian Art display. You will read a brief history and explanation of Mondrian Art, determine the colored fractional part of two examples, and create your own Mondrian Art to display.

Resources: The following documents are available in class:

Mondrian Art History and Explanation Handout
Two Examples
10 x 10 Grid
Rough Draft

You will create your final displayed Mondrian Art using poster paper. You are also welcome to use any other supplies you would like!

Optional Digital Version of Create Your Own:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1v--Cj3A9RYamRjqy8vaC4Cln2jrgC8P8mC4AuvNtyC0/copy

How to Submit: Turn in the handouts and your final poster to Mrs. Dunning

Probability vs. odds

Instructions: Research the difference between probability vs. odds and how you represent each with a fraction. Then create an informative poster including: