Miniature Earth Using Percentages
February 2013. Kindly contributed by Helen Connell, Leeds City College.
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Inspired by a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6eTr4ldDYg
Visit the download page for this resource to find curriculum links and related
resources.
Curriculum links:
Functional Mathematics
L1 Understand and use equivalences between common fractions, decimals and percentages
Also covers several Adult numeracy curriculum elements
References:
Excellence Gateway (2009), Skills for Life, Core Curriculum
http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/sflcurriculum
Ofqual (2009), Functional Skills criteria for English, Mathematics and ICT
http://www2.ofqual.gov.uk/qualifications-assessments/89-articles/238-functional-skills-criteria
Miniature Earth
Using Percentages
In a global village of 100
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61 Asians
12 Europeans
8 North Americans
5 South Americans and Carribbeans
13 Africans
How many people live in Oceania?
Percentage
• means out of 100 so the global village
represents the world in percentages.
• There are 50 men and 50 women.
Percentages
• 47 live in an urban area
• How many live in a non-urban area?
• If 12 are disabled what percentage of the
world’s population is not disabled?
The world’s religions
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33 are Christians
21 are Muslims
6 are Buddhists
1 is Sikh
1 is Jewish
11 are other religions
11 are non-religious
3 are atheists
How many are Hindus?
Percentages
• Finding percentages – discuss in pairs the
following questions:
• How do you find 10% of an amount?
• How do you find 5% of an amount?
• How do you find 1% of an amount?
• How do you find 75% of an amount?