Computer- Based Lesson Plans: Making Sense of Percents by Micaela Shropshire
Integrating Computer Technology into the Classroom
Title: Making Sense of Percents
Learner Level: GED
Pre-Instruction:
Set-up technical equipment. Give students copy of ‘GED Connections Mathematics’ Vocabulary on Percents, workbook page 110 (instructor may choose to limit vocabulary to percents and other relevant terms)
Duration:
Can be divided into segments. Can be used as an extensive lesson or divided into 2 or 3 shorter lessons on the same subject.
Materials:
q Pencils, Paper,
q Computers (instructor and students), Internet connections
q LCD projector, Screen
q GED Connections workbook and video ‘Mathematics’
Objectives: To assist student in learning percents (beginning to intermediate GED levels)
Procedure:
q Class discussion of Percent Vocabulary
q Class discussion of ‘Introduction to Percents’ worksheets from LINCS webpage
www.nwlincs.org/NWLINCSWEB/EITCMath.htm to include instructor going over examples, work two or
three problems, students finish problem set
q Review ‘Introduction to Percents’ worksheets with students to check for understanding
q Watch PowerPoint presentation of ‘Simple Percent Word Problems’ downloaded from LINCS webpage
q Class discussion of ‘Simple Percent Word Problems’ worksheets from LINCS webpage to include instructor
going over examples, work two or three problems, students finish problem set
q Review ‘Simple Percent Word Problems’ worksheets with students to check for understanding
q Discuss with class all worksheet examples and answer questions
q Collect all worksheets, give students another copy of both worksheets, have students work on their own and
complete worksheets again for reinforcement of learning
Extension of procedure:
q GED Connections Math workbook: Program 32-Ratio, Proportion and Percent’
o Workbook—Before You Watch
o Video—GEDC Program 32 (Queue video to ‘Working with Percent’, if appropriate)
o Workbook—After You Watch
o Internet Activity (students can be instructed to complete only ‘percent’ sections)
Evaluation:
q Collect and grade second set of LINCS worksheets
q GED Connections online tests