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The Lowdown — The Math of Trash: Percents and Proportions Instructional VideoThe Lowdown — The Math of Trash: Percents and Proportions Instructional Video
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PBS
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Grade
6th
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Math
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Media Length
2:24
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Duration
30 mins
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The Lowdown — The Math of Trash: Percents and Proportions

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Don't toss the lesson in the trash. Scholars watch an informative, up-to-date video that discusses how percents and proportions help clarify data about trash, recycling, and climate change. They consider their own trash output and create a pie chart to display the information to complete the installment of The Lowdown: Real-World Math series.

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CCSS: Designed

Concepts

percents, proportions, recycling, climate change, landfills, greenhouse gases

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Team up with a science teacher for the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Learners should have experience with percents and pie charts
  • Activity requires colored pencils or markers

Pros

  • Lists some discussion prompts to use with the class
  • Provides a pie chart template

Cons

  • None

Common Core

6.RP.A.2 6.RP.A.3.a 6.RP.A.3.b 6.RP.A.3.c

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