Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Understanding Interest

For Students 9th - 10th
Using this interactive lesson, you'll calculate compound interest and compare interest rates. In addition to learning about interest, you will also be learning about taking out a mortgage on a home. Three activities with questions...
Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Calculating Simple Interest

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How do banks calculate the amount of interest paid on a loan? In this lesson, students will view a Livescribe Pencast to learn how to find the dollar amount in interest that is due at maturity. This lesson uses different time periods...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Are You Interest Ed?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity, students will explore simple interest through the use of studying loans and savings accounts. The students will generate the formula I=P x r x t to calculate simple interest on loans. Students will become...
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Loan Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this loan calculator to determine your monthly payment, interest rate, number of months or principal amount on a loan. Find your ideal payment by changing loan amount, interest rate and term and seeing the effect on payment amount.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Annuity on $1 Loan Table Creator

For Students 9th - 10th
Create a printable table for the annuity (mortgage) payment (PMT) of a borrowed amount of $1.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is an Apr by Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
You may have seen the term APR, or annual percentage rate, used in reference to everything from mortgages and auto loans to credit cards. In this piece, we look at credit card APRs which you've probably seen listed on your monthly...
Lesson Plan
Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Katrina's Classroom: Lesson 3: A Fresh Start

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson examines the benefits and importance of access to credit. Using hands-on learning strategies and internet resources, students will calculate simple interest, learn about different types of credit, evaluate a credit card...