Conversions Rock!

Grades 6-8

In Conversions Rock!, an installment in the Expect the Unexpected With Math® series, students help navigate rock band The Conversions to stardom. Rock your students with ratios, percentages and fractions!

Free Printable Math Lesson Plan
and Activities

• Poster (pdf)
• Teaching Guide and Activities (pdf)
• Additional Classroom Activities (pdf)
• Family Activity Pages (pdf)

Topics Covered

Using Conversions Rock!, students will learn and reinforce skills for equivalent conversions of fractions, decimals and percents.

Objectives

Students will understand key features about:

• Fractions and how to convert them to equivalent decimals and percents;
• Decimals and how to convert them to equivalent fractions and percents; and
• Percents and how to convert them to equivalent decimals and fractions.
  

Conversions Rock! is aligned with NCTM standards.

Click here for more Foundation classroom materials on converting fractions, decimals and percents.

About Expect the Unexpected With Math®

The dynamic lessons and activities in the Expect the Unexpected With Math® series use story lines that students find interesting to show them the fun and relevance of math. Motivate your students to achieve math success in the classroom and in real-world situations outside of school!

View the other installments in this series:

• The Power of Probability
• Solving the Unknown with Algebra
• Setting the Stage with Geometry
• Bars, Lines, & Pies – graphing
• Shake, Rattle, & Roll – probability

TEACHERS!
Contact the Foundation at asa@actfnd.org for availability of printed materials or to inquire about an actuary presenting this program to your classroom.

ACTUARIES!

Use the Classroom Guide for Actuaries to present Conversions Rock! to a classroom near you.