Radford University
Population Project
How fast does it grow? Scholars work on two tasks dealing with exponential growth, one on population growth and the second on investments. Learners research a country's population over the past century and make predictions of the current...
NASA
How Far Away Is Space?
Space is about 60 miles from the surface of Earth. Pupils make calculations to model that distance by stacking coins the appropriate height using scale. They then explore the distance to objects in space such as satellites and the space...
Illustrative Mathematics
Bob's Bagel Shop
When Bob starts planning out the average money made per customer, he needs some help. Young mathematicians look at the probability of how many bagels are purchased from one person, and then creates an equation based on the amount...
Arizona Department of Education
Be Independent / Life Management Skills
Living independently is about more than managing money. Learn how to manage time, balance responsibilities, and calculate overtime and income with a set of activities about life management skills.
Radford University
Movie Projector Cost
Small groups analyze the attendance at a movie theater and determine the amount of money made for per show. Team members calculate the number of shows it would take for a theater to make a profit after purchasing a new digital projector....
Curated OER
The Dollar Cookie
Second graders recognize, count, and write money amounts using the cent symbol and identify equivalent amounts of money. For this money lesson plan, 2nd graders add money amounts using plastic coins and magnetic money.
Curated OER
How Much is that Name?
Students explore money counting. In this money problem solving lesson, students calculate how much money their name is "worth" using the corresponding alphabet letters which have been assigned a coin value.
Curated OER
Coin Content
Students calculate ancient Greek coin values as compared to their weight, equivalence in grain, and determine their worth today. They explain how to calculate fractions of a given weight and how to use decimal numbers.
Curated OER
Sea and Learn - Lesson Plan: Dockyard Maties
Students solve word problems involving money using all four operations listed, and convert pre-decimal currency into decimal currency. They discuss how dockyard mates were paid and the equivalence with today's money, and complete a...
Curated OER
Fraction Conversions
Learners convert between fractions, decimals, and percents using money. In this conversions lesson plan, students play with a mock store in class.
Curated OER
Holiday Shopping
Fourth graders find change for an amount given. In this real life subtraction instructional activity, 4th graders use an advertisement to select items to "buy." They figure out how much money they would pay the cashier and how much money...
Curated OER
In the Bag!
Students calculate how many quarters are in a $1,000 bag (after learning the dollar value of filled coin bags). They explain their problem-solving strategy using pictures, numbers, equations, and/or words.
Curated OER
The Price is Right, So Let's Make Change
Pupils estimate, calculate, and count back the amount of change needed from purchases made during small group activities.
Curated OER
Real Life Challenge- Give Me Credit!
In this credit worksheet, students calculate the value of 4 different loans before completing a table about credit card offers advertised in newspapers, magazine, or junk mail.
Curated OER
Burning a Hole in Your Pocket
Students solve word problems. In this money activity, students solve math word problems dealing with money and then write down all the steps necessary to solve the problems. Students use given websites to practice more math...
Curated OER
What In The World Would You Have?
Learners calculate value of money in other countries, and explore how the economy affects the rate of exchange.
Curated OER
My Shopping List
In this math worksheet, students create their own shopping list and then track the amount of money that is spent at the store in British Pounds.
Curated OER
Super Cents
Second graders study money amounts less than a dollar. In this math instructional activity, 2nd graders practice counting coins. Students read various stories and discuss how money was used in the stories.
Curated OER
How Much?
Fifth graders problem solve to determine if a fundraiser will be successful in the money raising activity. In this problem solving lesson, 5th graders read a book about fund raising and write down important vocabulary words. Students...
Curated OER
Spending
Student explore the value of money. In this addition and subtraction lesson, 2nd graders earn "money" for classroom jobs and spend it in the classroom. Students practice how to add prices and calculate change. This lesson incorporates...
Curated OER
I'll Have an Order of Subtraction Please!
Students explore number values by completing consumer math worksheets. For this math functions lesson, students identify the use of a decimal in numbers and the place values that are represented when dealing with money. Students complete...
Curated OER
Made Round To Go Round
In this lesson students investigate what it would cost to furnish one room of their choice by shopping on the Internet. Both Australian and American dollars are to be given for each item to demonstrate the difference between two...
Curated OER
Worth Its Weight in Gold
In this comparing weights activity, 2nd graders compare and contrast the weight of three different coins and then calculate the answers to eight questions.
Curated OER
Mike, Ron, Debra, and Suzie
In this algebra worksheet, students are asked to calculate how much money 4 people will get if they receive a refund of $47. They are given the amount 2 people got and must calculate how much the remaining two got. There is an answer key.