Students participate in activities in which they develop number sense in and around the shopping mall. The first lesson in this unit is appropriate for grades 3 - 5, and the second lesson is appropriate for grades 6 - 8. Both grade-level activities deal with size and space, estimation, measurement, and applications involving percent. This unit was adapted from an article entitled "Mathematics at the Mall," written by Francis Fennell, which appeared in Teaching Children Mathematics, January, 1998, vol.4, no.5, pp. 268 - 274.
Math Content
In Parking at the Mall, students:
- determine a percent of an amount,
- estimate quantities by using whole numbers,
- create a drawing to estimate area, and
- interpret data presented in a table.
In Shops at the Mall, students:
- estimate using percent,
- compute using percent,
- create a scale drawing, and
- solve problems involving percent and scale drawings.
Individual Lessons
Lesson 1 - Parking at the Mall Students participate in an activity in which they develop number sense in and around the shopping mall. They develop their skills in determining percents and estimating area. Lesson 2 - Shops at the Mall Students participate in an activity in which they develop number sense in and around the shopping mall. They solve problems involving percent and scale drawings.
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