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Million Dollar Project
Each student is given the task of spending $1 million. The way students spend their money is dependent on a theme such as "creating a dream world," "taking a trip," or "doing something to better society." Each student researches,...
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Writing and Solving Equations
Fifth graders explore equations. In this solving equations lesson, 5th graders examine visual examples of writing and solving equations. Students also practice solving problems that their instructors model.
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Check It Out
Pupils discuss the many processes involved with personal banking. They create their own budget based on their career choices. They also practice balancing a checkbook.
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Earning an Income
Fourth graders study the role of money in society and define how to earn an income. For this human capital lesson, 4th graders read the book Shoeshine Girl and discuss it. Students discuss various economic concepts and complete the...
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Monetary Policy
Young scholars develop an understanding of monetary policy. In this monetary policy lesson, students define economic indicators and specify the economic conditions they reflect. Young scholars explain the three functions of the system...
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Probability
Students investigate probability. For this fourth through sixth grade mathematics lesson, students collect, organize and display data in an appropriate chart or graph as they calculate and apply basic probability.
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Computing Costs
Seventh graders calculate the out-of-pocket money needed to purchase a discounted item taxed at a certain percentage of sales tax.
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What's the Chance?
Students conduct probability experiments with dice and coins. They watch a video for a variety of situations where calculating the probability is complicated by total number of possibilities. They solve problems presented in the video.
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Iditarod-Statistics and Rates
Learners analyze data from the Iditarod race. In this data analysis lesson, students work in pairs to analyze data and answer several questions such as, "what is the difference in the rate of travel" and "how much more prize money does...
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Calculating Interest
Students explore the concept that when money is borrowed, people pay to use it because someone else is losing an opportunity to use it while they have it. What you pay to use the money is called interest. The rate of interest is a...
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My Bank, My Budget, My Decisions
Students create a personal budget. In this financial planning lesson, students create a budget using income data and identify ways to save a portion of money for donations.
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Planning and Shopping for the Menu
Students plan a menu considering the number of people to be served and the amount of money they have to work with to buy the necessary ingredients.
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What is a Stock? or, Who Owns McDonald's?
Students explore profit and risk. In this economics lesson, students read about McDonald's and Nabisco stock and discuss the risks and rewards of stock ownership. Printable worksheets ask questions about rights of stock owners and the...
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Adding and Subtracting Decimals
Students practice adding and subtracting numbers with decimals. In this decimals lesson plan, students use grid paper and money to learn how to add and subtract decimals.
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Thinking About Credit
Students explore the concept of credit. In this credit lesson, students discuss what it means to buy items using credit. Students discuss how interest accrues and how much is really being paid with a credit card. Students calculate...
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Math - Word Problems
Students each receive a copy of the story problem worksheet. They read the story problems and think about them. They come up with a solution and solve the word problems, correcting if necessary.
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Balancing a Budget
High schoolers investigate money management. In this secondary mathematics lesson, students participate in a cost-of-living budget simulation in which they calculate monthly and yearly projected costs. High schoolers investigate...
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Division of Monomials
Students relate the division of monomials to multiplication. For this division of monomials lesson, students divide monomials by factoring and dividing common factors from the originals. They check their answers by multiplication. As...
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Choosing a Summer Job
What did you do over your summer vacation. Young wage earners must compare summer job options, and determine when each job earn the same amount and what that amount be. This be done by creating, graphing, and solving systems of...
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Filling Empty Pockets: Borrowing, Loans, and Credit
Students examine credit components and how each works within our economy today. In this financial literacy activity, students explore credit terms and make decisions based on real credit card offers that they find in their on line...
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Saving Strawberry Farm
Students explore U.S. History by analyzing the Great Depression. In this economic instability lesson, students read fictitious accounts of a farm dealing with the loss of a Strawberry Farm and discuss the reasons behind the loss....
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Classifying and Measuring Angles
Fifth graders explore the three types of angles. In this math lesson, 5th graders estimate the measure of angles and draw the angles using a protractor.
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Investigating the Probability
Students investigate probability using coins and dice. They collect data, graph, organize and interpret data. They predict, describe, compare, compute and draw conclusions based on what they observe and record.
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Estimate a Dinner Plate
Students work with a partner to solve the real-world problem of planning a favorite meal given a specific budget. They review and practice estimation strategies to determine the reasonableness of calculations in a given situation.