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Subject
Math

Topic
Adding and Subtracting Decimals Discovery Question- Is there a profession that would not require the use of adding and subtracting decimals?

Grade Level
7th - Ms. Wiese

Time Frame
45 min.

Instructional Objectives
Students will be able to add or subtract decimals successfully.

Materials
Calculator (student provided) Fake money to use for demonstration Periodic table Paper and pencil (student provided)

Procedures
Focus Attention/Motivation: Teacher will ask students why it’s important to know about adding and subtracting decimals.

Instructional Input & Modeling: Teacher will explain the concept of adding and subtracting decimals as it applies to currency and to calculating density. Teacher will also go through the idea of using zeros as placeholders in a problem.

Student Engagement/Practice: Students will be given a series of story problems that alternately involve using money as well as calculating the density of an element **(the use of adding and subtracting decimals as it applies to calculating density is cross curricular to science.)**

Closure: Homework- Student will complete exercises in the book. Boys- 1-33 odd, Girls- 2-32 even.

Accommodations
Students can work in pairs and can assist one another with the class work.