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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

That’s Amazing!: Extra Support Lessons (Theme 3)

For Teachers 4th Standards
Follow a teach, practice, and apply routine to provide extra support with a themed unit created by Houghton Mifflin. Topics include compound words, noting details, action verbs, suffixes, compare, and contrast, verbs, fantasy, realism,...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

APR and APY: APR vs. APY

For Students 10th - 12th
Who wins the battle of the interest rates? Scholars use an interactive to investigate three different bank rates. Comparing APR and APY lets them see how nominal and effective rates differ.
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Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Money Math

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
Wouldn't your class members love to become millionaires? It doesn't happen overnight. Teach young entrepreneurs about personal finance and money management with a series of lessons focused on money math. Pupils learn about banking and...
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Curated OER

Solving Problems Using Interest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, young scholars look for the solutions to the problems using interest. Then they calculate the new principal after adding the interest.
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Curated OER

Compound Word Games

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars build compound words out of two separate words using a variety of activities. In this compound word lesson plan, students practice building compound words using word cards. These word cards can be used in a variety of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra Word Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this inequality word problem worksheet, learners solve ten word problems related to algebra and inequalities. They first determine how many pounds of cheese it would take to make a specific amount of grated cheese topping. Students...
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Curated OER

Compound Words/Infected Endings

For Teachers 1st
First graders decode compound words and words with inflected endings -s, -es, -ed, and ing. students listen to the story " Ice Cold Birthday." They listen for compound words in the story.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Compound Sentences

For Students 6th - 7th
In this compound sentence worksheet, students write 10 compound sentences using an independent clause provided. Students underline subjects and verbs in both clauses.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Manhattan & the Indians

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders determine the interest rate at which you would have to invest $24 in 1626 in order for it to be worth $730 trillion in 2007. The one page worksheet contains one problem. Answer is provided. 
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Curated OER

Interest Calculation and Spreadsheets

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students, while in the computer lab working on a spreadsheet program, calculate interest and accumulated value of a savings plan. They follow specific directives on how to create their spreadsheets. At the end of the lesson they print...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Changing Sentences

For Students 1st - 3rd
Learners examine five pairs of sentences and combine each pair to create compound sentences by using conjunctions. This worksheet provides excellent practice for young writers regarding writing higher-level sentences.
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Curated OER

The Power of Compounding

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the concept of compounding interest on invested money. They explore how much interest their money would earn through compounded interest. Students conclude that they should invest early and often.
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University of North Carolina

Sentence Patterns

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
In an ideal world, sentences in a college-level essay should feature a variety of sentence types. In reality, most papers stick to simple and compound sentences, two of the types a handout on sentence patterns discusses. Part of a larger...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Comparing Investments

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Money, money, money. A complete lesson that makes use of different representations of simple and compound interest, including written scenarios, tables, graphs, and equations to highlight similarities and differences between linear and...
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Worksheet
Royal Society of Chemistry

Computational Chemistry—Chemistry Now

For Students 10th - Higher Ed Standards
Can some plants make their own animal repellents? Science sleuths examine the properties of cinnamamide in pear trees using an case study about computational chemistry. The resource discusses how vital computers are to research, how...
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Curated OER

FILLING EMPTY POCKETS: BORROWING, LOANS AND CREDIT.

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students learn that maintaining financial security takes a good math understanding. In this lesson, students apply mathematical formulas to make important financial decisions like getting the right loan to buy a house, decide which...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Writing Interesting Sentences

For Students 2nd - 6th
Help your class build their own 20-word sentences with this step-by-step guide designed to enhance sentence depth, interest, and variety in the work of young writers. They complete five basic SVO sentences using a given word bank. Then...
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Curated OER

Compund Interest and Quiz on Logs

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars discuss compound interest and formulas for compound interest. They listen as the teacher describes continuous compounding and derivations. Students work problems involving compound interest. They compute the effective...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th
In this using quadratic equations worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 12 various types of problems. First, they use the compound-interest formula to solve for r in each equation. Then, students use a calculator and approximate...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 11: Practice Worksheet - Word Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
For this practice worksheet, students read word problems, write an equation representing the problem, and solve the equation. Problems contain rate of change, simple and compound interest. This two-page worksheet contains 13 problems.
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Visa

A Way to Wealth: Understanding Interest and Investments

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Money motivates! Help young bankers understand how math plays a part in investing. Give learners math practice while instilling real-world financial literacy skills.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Integrated Algebra Practice: Exponential Growth

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential growth worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice and short answer problems. Students find the interest of an amount of money given the rate, time, and times compounded.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Much Does That Car Cost?

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students calculate how much it costs to buy a used car and finance it through a bank. They select a car from the newspaper, conduct Internet research on current auto loan interest information for four different states, and create a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Hundred Penny Box

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding. After reading the story "The Hundred Penny Box", students define the terms "interest," "interest rate," and "compounding." Through several...

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