Curated OER
Calculate Percentages
Sixth and seventh graders study the concept of finding the percent of a number. They calculate the percent of any given number. Pupils describe ways to use calculating percents in their daily life, and change percents into decimals,...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Tip on Tipping
This TV 411 segment features a lesson from Question Man on how to informally calculate 15% tips at restaurants.
Other
Graphic Greats: Photo Treatment
This resource presents an article about the use of photos in documents.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 6.ee,rp 7.ee,rp Anna in d.c.
The purpose of this task is to give students an opportunity to solve a multi-step percentage problem that can be approached in many ways. Because the tax and tip in this problem are a fixed percentage of the cost of the meal, the total...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp Tax and Tip
This site provides a problem with completed solutions for that problem. This problem covers the topic of sales tax and tips. The problem aligns with 7.RP.A.3.
Biz Move
Bizmove.com: Business Customer Relationship Management
Comprehensive overview from bizmove.com focuses on understanding who your customer is, motivation behind purchase, when purchase takes place, and understanding that what they "buy" is not necessarily what they want. Good presentation....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Prices Involving Sales Tax
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Have you ever had to calculate a tip in a restaurant? Figure out the amount with taxes and estimate appropriate tips.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Prices Involving Sales Tax Grade 6
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the percentage of a total price in order to determine an amount of sales tax.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Tip Estimation
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students estimate 15% of a total price to estimate tips. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Total Bill Including Tip and Tax
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate total bills including tips and taxes. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt...
PBS
Pbs: Real World Expressions and Equations: Tip Jar
Examine whether the common practice of tipping 20% of a restaurant bill for great service is fair. This video focused on different ways to visualize the current method of tipping and proposed potential changes to the standard practice.
Quia
Quia: Buen Viaje en El Restaurante
This site is an educational and fun way to learn vocabulary words pertaining to words one would use in the context of a restaurant. Match the words in Spanish with the words in English until all the words have been matched. You can...
Other
Web Developer: Neon Text in Photoshop
Step-by-step instructions on creating neon text in Adobe Photoshop, just like the neon signs in store windows.