Percentages and Averages

Percentages and Averages Worksheet (Grade 6 Science, TEKS 6.2C)

Show grade 6 students how scientists use everyday math to study living things. This one-page reading and activity sheet teaches population, percent, and mean with a simple example, then has students work with bird and frog counts.

What's Inside

• A short reading on populations, percent (part divided by whole, times 100), and mean, with a Key Words note
• Activity 1, Part A: Students find what percent of 50 birds at a feeder were sparrows, pigeons, finches, and robins
• Activity 1, Part B: Students find the total and mean of a five-day frog count
• Activity 2: Three true or false sentences that use their answers
• A visual answer key with answers marked in red

How Teachers Use It

Use it in an ecology unit, as a math and science connection, or as practice for TEKS 6.2C. Every step is shown on the page, so students know exactly what to do. The sheet takes about 10 minutes and prints clearly in black and white.

This worksheet is part of the Reading in Science series for grade 6. It supports TEKS 6.2C: use mathematical calculations to assess quantitative relationships in data. Pair it with the other data analysis sheets in the series to build a short unit on working with data.

Why It Works

Each sheet teaches the key terms in plain words first, then asks students to use only what the page taught. Every calculation is laid out step by step in a table, so students build confidence while the answer key lets teachers check work fast. The clean layout is also easy to project for a whole-class review.