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Restaurant math
Sixth graders use Microsoft Publisher program to create a restaurant menu. Using that menu, other students will use estimation skills to decide on multiple combinations of meals they could make with the money they are given.
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Buggin' Out (Identifying and Adding Amounts of Money)
Students explore consumer math by participating in estimate exercises. In this currency lesson, students identify and define each piece of U.S. currency and their value to the monetary system. Students complete several money worksheets...
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How Much Money?
Sixth graders count money. For this money lesson, 6th graders count sets of coins and dollar bills. During specified activities, they total orders and calculate the amont of change a customer should receive. Students...
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Money Math Lessons for Life
An outstanding lesson on financial literacy is here for you. Learners are presented with six scenarios, then compute the amount of savings they will have in their accounts. They complete a series of exercises designed to teach them that...
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Retirement Planning
It's never too early to start saving for retirement. In fact, the earlier one starts, the better! Use this retirement planning activity to teach the importance of a retirement strategy and why to start at a young age.
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Kids Are Consumers Too
Students investigate a chosen product. They use television, radio, print, and internet sources to investigate how the product is advertised. Students create a market research survey to determine which brand is preferred by their peers...
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Money Math
Students define human capital and income earning potential. In this algebra lesson, students analyze the relationship between income and capital resources. They calculate tax rates and understand how to read a tax table.
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A Trip to Colonial Virginia
Students consider prices while planning a trip to Colonial Virginia. In this budgeting lesson, students construct an itinerary of events for a vacation. Students are responsible for working within the approved budget.
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Advanced Math Budget Project
What financial situations and decisions await young learners after they graduate from high school? This project allows class members to glimpse into the types of responsibilities they will have as adults, from considering job...
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Why Money?
Students participate in a trading simulation to learn about barter and the benefits of using money. In this barter lesson, students participate in a trading simulation and learn about coincidence of wants. Students then use money cards...
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The Great Cookie Company
Fourth graders implement real life application of money, problem solving, economics, and consumer awareness. In this three week economics unit, 4th graders operate a business, write checks, balance accounts, and market their...
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Keystone Science School: Sustainable Automobiles
Students explore how to choose the correct car for them based on their needs.
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To Get the Right Answers about College: Ask the Right Questions
High schoolers survey college students. In this lesson, high schoolers explore typical costs. They examine education loans. Students complete a FASFA form and write an essay describing plans for obtaining money for...
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Micro Economics - Personal Budgeting
Students explore the real world as it relates to money and how people use it. In this money management instructional activity, students jump into the real world as they role play with money through spending, saving, being married,...
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Percents: What's the Use?
Students explore percentages in real world situations. In this percents activity, students determine the final sales price after discounts. Students interview community members and determine how percentages are used in the real world.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
Pupils purchase gift items and practice collecting, analyzing, computing, and recording information. In this data lesson plan, students also complete money equivalent activities.
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History of Toys and Games
Young scholars research history of popular toys to learn when those toys were first introduced. They use measurement skills to create an accurate timeline.
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Percents: What's the Use
Middle schoolers research percentages in real world situations. In this percents activity, students demonstrate their ability to apply percents to everyday situations. Middle schoolers communicate mathematically by conducting interviews...
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Payment Parliament
Students investigate how the economy works by role playing in their class. In this money management lesson, students read parts from a script for use in a role playing lesson simulating the Federal Reserve and their payment...
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Best Practices of Technology Integration
Students study how a type of product is advertised. In this product advertisement instructional activity, students research a specific product and its advertisement. Students create a market research survey based on their peers...