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Compound Interest and Quiz on Logs
Students discuss how money accumulates interest. In this calculus activity, students discuss compund interest based on years of investing the money. They discuss rate per period, principal and number of periods.
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Sunshine Math-2
For this problem solving worksheet, students complete 8 varied word problems. Included are money, addition and subtraction, counting and fractions.
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A "State of the Arts" Coin 4-6
Learners study the historical figures depicted on the penny,
nickel, dime, and quarter and explore how symbols of U.S. patriotism were used in their design. They research symbols of Texas and choose one to draw in a design for a Texas...
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A "State of the Arts" Coin
Students study the historical figures depicted on the quarter and explore how symbols of U.S. patriotism were used in its various designs. They research symbols of Texas and choose one to draw in a design for a Texas
quarter. in...
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Coin Connections
Students examine the Illinois state quarter and review Lincoln and the fact that he is also on the penny. They color paper coins, identify their values, and create a money mobile. They play a Cent Sense game to practice which coins are...
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Change Mixer
Students use their abilities to recognize coins and their values in this game that focuses on locomotor skills (skip, slide, gallop, run, jump). This game also requires students to add coin values.
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Allowance Time
Students complete a worksheet in which they determine ways of using coins to make the value of $1.00.
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Sun Prints
Young scholars use coins to help them explore the sun as a source of renewable energy. They go outside in the sunshine and make a design by placing coins on their piece of black construction paper.
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Sunshine Math- Earth, XXIV
In this math story problems worksheet, students solve 8 varied problems that include: calculator work, making a list, money, area, and ordered pairs.
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Matching Pairs
Learners take turns matching the appropriate shapes (listing coin values) to those with numerical values listed on them. When learners are successful, they win a blank shape for their collection.
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A Fraction of the Cost
Students explore the concept of fractions with coin denominations. They play a game involving trading equal fraction parts to coin values, and complete a 'Fraction Circles' worksheet.
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50 State Quarter Game
Learners, using their knowledge of place value and number sense, play this counting game in small groups, or as a whole class, to see who be the first person to reach 50 cents.
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McCadam's Quarterly Report
Fourth graders problem solve a problem from a local business using data, generating graphs, and draw conclusions. They submit their findings in a business letter format with feed back from a company's plant manager.
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Equivalent Fractions 1
In this mathematics worksheet, 5th graders shade parts of a pie circle to illustrate the fraction given for each. Then they write the equivalent fractions for each and split them in half. Students also identify how many pieces each is...
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Compare Fractions
In this mathematics learning exercise, 3rd graders draw the fraction given and compare using greater than, less than, or equal to. Then they identify what they noticed about comparing two fractions when the denominators are the same.
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Division as Making Groups
In this mathematics worksheet, 3rd graders make a division sentence with each group illustrated in the box. Then they make groups by circling dots and writing a division sentence. Students also draw a picture and divide them into groups...
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Fractions
In this mathematics learning exercise, students read, write, order and compare fractions and mixed numbers. They identify that there are various strategies for finding fractional parts and use fractions to order and compare amounts or...
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Pizza Problem
In this mathematics worksheet, students pretend that they ordered a pizza with a friend and they received the one shown on the sheet. Their friend offers them four pieces, keeping the other three for themselves. Students decide who will...
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Fractions
In this fractions worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 10 different problems that include determining various types of fractions. They color each picture shown to illustrate the fraction given for each problem. Then, students...
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One for the Money
Eighth graders sort items as they are shown one at a time by the teacher. They attempt to identify the one physical trait the teacher is looking for (metal and not metal). After several objects have been shown and placed in groups, the...
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Unity Versus Diversity
Students explore the 50 State Quarters program and how it represents diversity and unity of the United States. In pairs, they examine quarter designs to gain information about the culture of each state. Students create charts to...
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Introduction to Earning Interest: What are APR and APY?
Students explore saving and investing money. In this middle school personal finance lesson, students define and use investment vocabulary, explore compound interest and its effect of savings, and compute simple and compound interest. ...
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Ways to Show Amounts
In this ways to show amounts worksheet, students, with a partner, brainstorm the best way to problem solve five word problems dealing with showing amounts of money.
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Coin Probability
In this probability worksheet, 5th graders work with various coins. Students study the given picture and respond to 10 questions about the likelihood of pulling out each of the different coins.