Thought BIte - Maths and Food - Logical Intelligence


Sevice tax in Aarohi Ki Dukaan (AKD) is just a medium to experience maths close to us...Buy a burger, add10% service tax, and get a 20% discount for carrot dip and vegetables are free with the offer. Buy a meal for Rs 30 and for every Rs 100 pay Rs 10 tax. Buy cookies and get a discount and then add service tax. 
 
To understand the service tax we needed to understand the percentage. In the first session, we watched a few videos and got introduced to the concept of p[ercentages (many have not done fractions too).  In the second session, we continued with service tax to buy our meal, the third session we also introduced different meal plans with discounts and comparing which meal/snacks to buy. 
 
The idea is to bring maths to daily life. Encouraged them to use calculators, watch more videos, take help, discuss, use manipulatives, make mistakes, imagine, refer to books and relate to the bills which they get when they visit restaurants - some got clarity, some found it difficult and for some it was fun and some realized that maths is part of life, it is not just calculations or practice in our textbooks. 

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