Percents

Learning Objectives:
Know how to change a decimal to a percent and back again
Know how to change a fraction to a percent and back again
Know what "percent" means
**Don't forget to check out the four websites I gave you in class - Be prepared to say what you liked and why ***




Links:




khan academy video on fractions, decimals, and percents


 *when using math is fun - be sure to read through the page and then try the questions at the bottom


math is fun - decimals to percents


math is fun - percents to decimals


math is fun - fractions to percents


math is fun - percents to fractions


khan academy - video


percentage basics

Review

Learning Objectives:
Know how to study effectively - come to class with 3 strategies for preparing for a test


Links:


youtube video on study hacks - some interesting ideas


test taking tips


Great article! on how to study and how to take the test

Ratios and Proportions

Learning Objectives:
Understand ratios - what they represent and how to write them
Understand proportions - how to set them up and how to solve for an unkown


Links:


math is fun - ratios - do the questions at the bottom and also try the Making Chocolate Crispies link


math.com - proportions - go through all 4 parts of this tutorial


khan video - using ratios to solve a word problem


khan practice - solving for an unknown in a proportion

Slope

Clearing away the mud

Learning Objectives
Be able to find the slope from the equation of a line
Be able to find the equation of a line given a point and a slope
Be able to find the equation of a line given two points


coolmath.com - look at the lesson titles - I think lessons 10 - 12 are especially useful :)


If you are still a bit "muddy" when it comes to understanding slope please review the previous blog post links and refer to lesson 1-9 on coolmath.