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Chances Are...

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine the probability of an event. In this probability lesson, students determine whether it is likely that an event will occur in coin flipping activities. They work with two and four coins, and one die in three different...
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Writing and Solving Equations

For Teachers 5th
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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Probability

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Monetary Policy

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
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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Ratios of Fractions and Their Unit Rates 2

For Teachers 7th Standards
Remodeling projects require more than just a good design — they involve complex fractions, too. To determine whether a tiling project will fit within a given budget pupils calculate the square footage to determine the number of tiles...
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Calculating Interest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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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Using Basic Operations in Word Problems

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students review basic operations and use them to solve word problems. In this word problems lesson, students review basic mathematical operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. Students then complete an...
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Halloween

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Pupils solve Halloween word problems to work on their math skills. In this Halloween lesson plans, students solve problems involving candy, costumes, money, kids, and more.
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Computing Costs

For Teachers 7th
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?

For Teachers 8th - 11th
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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My Bank, My Budget, My Decisions

For Teachers K - 2nd
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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Iditarod-Statistics and Rates

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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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What is a Stock? or, Who Owns McDonald's?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
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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Planning and Shopping for the Menu

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Solving Multiple-Step Problems

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students listen to the explanation of lesson and how to do the worksheet by observing examples on the board. They then work on their own to complete the worksheet of multiple-step problems.
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Adding and Subtracting Decimals

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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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Division of Monomials

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Thinking About Credit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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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Balancing a Budget

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Saving Strawberry Farm

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
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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Choosing a Summer Job

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
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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Investigating the Probability

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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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Filling Empty Pockets: Borrowing, Loans, and Credit

For Teachers 9th - 12th
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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Adding and Subtracting With Negative Numbers

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students solve equations with negative numbers. In this addition and subtraction lesson, students review how to add and subtract with positive and negative numbers on a number line. Students discuss the outcomes of adding two negative...

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