About This Lesson
Ever wondered how to teach percent increase and decrease in an engaging way to your seventh grade students?
In this lesson plan, students will learn about percent of change and its real-life applications. Through artistic, interactive guided notes, check for understanding, a doodle & color by number activity, and a maze worksheet, students will gain a comprehensive understanding of calculating percent change using the percent change formula as well as using proportions.
The lesson culminates with a real-life example that explores how percent of change can be used to solve word problems in practical situations. Students will read and write about real-life uses of percent change, further solidifying their understanding of the concept.