Lesson Plan
Nebraska Department of Education

Time Management

For Teachers 8th
As eighth-graders move on to high school, strong time management skills become critical. As part of a career Planning & Management unit, scholars learn how to analyze their time and consider how their choices impact their ability to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Operation Spaghetti

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Find the math in recipes. Young chefs will follow a recipe and investigate the total cost for materials. They measure amounts of food necessary for the recipe and compute the per person cost.
Assessment
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Balanced Assessment

Catenary

For Students 11th - 12th
Develop a model for a hanging chain. Pupils find a mathematical model for a hanging chain and then they compare their models to the precise function that models the curve. Scholars come up with a strategy to determine how close...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

That's Kind of Corny!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students apply math skills to determining how much corn seed to plant in 100 acres. They compute the amount of weed killer needed and after totaling how many bushels per acre they harvest, they calculate their profits.
Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Sales Tax and Tip

For Teachers 7th Standards
Don't forget to tip your server. Future consumers learn how to calculate sales taxes and tips. Pairs use actual restaurant menus to create an order and determine the total bill, including taxes and tips.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Break-Even Analysis Worksheet

For Students 10th - 11th
In this analysis worksheet, students solve accounting problems when provided with variables to be used in computations. Using data provided, students must answer questions showing they understand key terms such as fixed and variable costs.
Lesson Plan
EduGAINs

Making Savvy Consumer Choices

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
It's never too early to learn about grocery budgeting. Middle schoolers delve into the world of consumer math with a lesson plan that focuses on both healthy choices and real-world math applications. Groups work together to form a...
Lesson Plan
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Break-Even Point

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How do companies determine the prices of their products? Marketing maestros discover the concepts of cost and break-even point through discussion, independent practice, and a collaborative assessment. The career and technology-oriented...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Deciphering Your Cell Phone Bill

For Teachers 7th - 8th
You just got your first cell phone bill, but what does it all mean? Clear up the confusion for your young consumers as they break down and itemize a cell phone bill to better understand what they are paying for and why. This type of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Trip to Colonial Virginia

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students consider prices while planning a trip to Colonial Virginia. In this budgeting lesson, students construct an itinerary of events for a vacation. Students are responsible for working within the approved budget.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Touring Delmarva

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students plan a trip.  In this trip planning instructional activity, students use a map to find where they would like to visit with a pretend family of 4. They get a specific amount of money and time and need to decide where they...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Environmental and Health Concerns

For Teachers 7th - 8th
The idea behind this lesson plan is to introduce learners to the health and environmental issues related to the use of computers. The lecture should include topics such as tendonitis and carpal tunnel syndrome, but information is not...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Expected Value

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss what expected value is, they are introduced to the concept of varyting payoffs. Students use a computer simulation of a "real world" example where expected value is used.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The REAL Cost of College

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners explore the cost of college and how to plan and save. In this money management instructional activity students do research on the cost of college, learn about making financial choices, earning, spending, saving, investing and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Design a Better Classroom Workplace

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students design a new classroom workplace. For this architecture lesson, students use area formulas to identify the problem with the existing desks in their classroom. Students design their own solution volume formulas to solve the...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Could You Start a Business?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
High schoolers learn how a business starts and finds financial independence. For this instructional activity, students learn the struggle of financial management, the costs of running a business and how to keep a budget.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's Your Future

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students learn about productive resources along with their requirements, supply and demand, savings, investments and interest rates. In this supply and demand lesson, students create a career plan and personal budget of their own and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Careers

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research careers on the computer to determine which career they are interested in. They create a spreadsheet using the Excel program and calculate the budget for their desired lifestyle and determine if this income is...