Sew up your unit on operations with decimals using this assessment task. Young mathematicians use given rules to determine the amount of fabric they need to sew a pair of pants. They must also fill in a partially complete bill for materials to determine the total price of the materials.

Concepts

percents, taxes, ratios, unit conversions

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Invite a tailor or dressmaker to give a presentation

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should know how to convert units (yards to inches)
• Additionally, they should use standard monetary notation (i.e., how to use the dollar sign/cent sign)

Pros

• Incorporates many different aspects of mathematics
• Lesson reflection for teachers is made simple by a set of guiding questions

Cons

• Rubric uses unexplained abbreviations

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.a 6.NS.B.3 MP5 MP6