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Paint - Percent - N-IV.1.6

Math
Yes

Description
Use a grid screen to show the same per cent in several different ways.  Write the percent as a decimal and a fraction. Although this activity correlates to the Grade 7 Curriculum, it may be altered to accomodate lower grades.

LessonPlan
Yes

Tech Skills
opening a file from a network, keyboarding, using the toolbar

Software
Windows Paintbrush/Windows 95 Paint

MiddleYears
Yes

SpecificGrade
Yes

T1
Grade 7

SubmittedBy
Wendy Groot

Acknowledgments
Grade 5 to Grade 8 Mathematics: A Foundation for Implementation (Curriculum Guide)

E-mail: wgroot@wsd1.org

Details:

This activity is contained on one Paint file, "PERCENT1".   For use on a network, this file should be installed in a shared, read only directory on the server (WSD#1 uses S:\2Student).  If you wish to download this file, click on this link Percent1.bmp. 

Percent2.bmp is a sample of the finished product.

After launching Paint and opening the file, students will use the tools in Paint to show 25% in 4 different ways. 
*Note: The teacher may change 25% to the number of their choice.
Click on the paint can from the tool bar in Paint.
Click on a color from the color box on the bottom of the screen.
Click inside the boxes of the grid to shade 25% of the grid.

When the four grids are complete students are to scroll down to the bottom of the screen where they will write 25 percent as a decimal and a fraction.
Use the text tool ("A") from the tool bar.
Make a text box: Hold down the left mouse button and drag the mouse to make the box.
Click inside the text box.
Type:
25 percent is:
Percent:
Decimal:
Fraction:
Experiment with different fonts and sizes:
Make a textbox
From the Menu, choose View and then text toolbar.  Choose a style and font size.

Percent 1

Percent2 - The finished product