Grade Seven: Information please!

Image result for chicago infographicSeventh graders are going to use their understanding of what percentages mean to create infographics about a city of their choice.  Right now they are collecting data about their cities and figuring out what percentage the number represents or taking a percentage and figuring out how many people (or whatever the fact is about) it represents.

Below are a couple of YouTube clips that seventh graders can refer to if they are unsure about how to go back and forth with their information.

This video is about finding how much you have if you know the percentage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rR95Cbcjzus

This video is about how to find a percentage if you know a number.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf-Rl1e2I4Q


Seventh graders need to be sure that they have all of their facts set for next class.  The period will then be given for designing the infographic.

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