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Interest Rate Assignment
In this personal finance worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to calculate interest rates for loans of different lengths of time.
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The Business of Interest
Students explore the concept of simple and compound interest. For this interest lesson, students discuss how interest works on a loan. Students calculate simple and compound interest on loans of fictitious characters from a video.
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Fair Games
Fifth graders examine the statistics of playing games. Many games of chance and activities in maths text books involve rolling two dice and combining the scores, usually by addition. Students often find the probabilities of such events...
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What are the Chances: A Game of Chance!
Sixth graders experiment with dice, playing cards, pennies and computer-generated simulations to calculate probability. They use compiled data to make predictions.
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Location, Location, Location!
Students determine the probability of drawing coins from each of the three United States Mints. They measure the distance between the Mints and determine which is closest to them. They convert fractions to percentages.
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Z-Scores
Students solve problems by identifying the percent of area under the curve. In this statistics lesson, students discuss z-scores as they calculate the different percentages under the bell curve. They calculate the standard deviation.
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My Test Book: Percents
In this online interactive math skills activity, students solve 10 multiple choice math problems regarding percents. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
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Perplexing Perimeters
In the process of constructing their own "rulers" Students develop a sense of the size of a centimeter and meter. Students select the appropriate "ruler" for the tasks. Finally, 3rd graders calculate the perimeter of objects using...
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The Stock Market-Tracking and Picking Stocks
Learners interpret the stock market. They pick preferable stocks based on price to earnings ratios listed in the quotes. They practice using fractions and decimals to calculate the cost of selling and buying various stocks using...
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Take A Chance Or Two
A two-part lesson immerses young statisticians in the concept of probability. On the first day, will conduct experiments with a two-colored coin and learn how to write probabilities as fractions, ratios, and percentages. In the second...
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Mental Methods
In this mental methods worksheet, students determine the correct answer when multiplying fractions, percents and decimals. They use mental math to solve problems.
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Probability - Mutually Exclusive Events
In this probability activity, students calculate the probability of given situations. They complete compound probability of independent events. This one-page activity contains six problems.
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The Statistics of M&Ms
Students explore the topic of statistics with M and Ms. In this math lesson plan, students use candy pieces to sort and gather information needed to create a bar graph. This instructional activity can be adapted to accommodate students...
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Composition of Ocean Water
Students experiment to determine the composition of ocean water. In this ocean water composition lesson plan, students color in a grid that shows the percentage of each of the components of ocean water which include chloride, sodium,...
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Getting The Point
Young scholars complete a unit of lessons on the relationships between decimals, whole numbers, and fractions. They use paper strips to solve fraction problems, view and solve examples, and use calculators to convert fractions into...
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Choose or Lose: The Electoral Process
Learners examine the local and national election process. In groups, they brainstorm a list of the issues important to them and compare them to an overall list of issues present in the election. They analyze graphs and complete...
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Computing Discounts
In this computing discounts worksheet, students with a partner problem solve and calculate the answers to ten word problems and mathematical equations involving sales price, discounts, percents and decimals.
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Mixture Problems
Ninth graders explore the concept of mixture problems. In this mixture problem instructional activity, 9th graders use beads to resemble liquids. Students mix different amounts of beads to create different percentages of mixtures.
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Watt Power
Young scholars discuss the concept of power and the meaning of watts. For this experimental lesson students divide into groups, record data and calculate the results.
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Statistics: Standard Deviation and Outliers
In this statistics instructional activity, statisticians construct a stem-plot and answer questions regarding the shape of the distribution, standard deviation, and outliers.
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After Christmas Specials
In this math worksheet, learners solve 4 story problems which pertain to after-Christmas shopping. Students will calculate prices of items on sale, figure out the best deals and solve percentage-off problems.
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Miami Seaquarium and Mathematics
Eighth graders, in groups, go on an imaginary field trip to Miami Seaquarium and figure out what the total cost of the trip would be.
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Percent Problems 2
In this math worksheet, 6th graders practice calculating percentages by solving 20 word problems. Prior knowledge of percentages is assumed as there are no examples or instructions.
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Visual 1: The Cost of Credit
In this money management worksheet, students examine an advertisement for a bike and respond to 3 questions that require them to calculate percentages