Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Going on a Math Hunt
Second graders ask questions of adults they know about how they use math, then students will design a method to share what they have found.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Becoming a Wise Consumer: Comparison Shopping
In this introductory instructional activity to money management for teens, students will use everyday math skills to comparison shop a variety of products. Students will learn several ways to save money, including using store discounts,...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Stewart Resources Centre: Consumer Wise [Pdf]
A tenth-grade math unit, developed in 1993 by a Saskatchewan teacher, on budgeting.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Adventures in Math: Lesson 2: Saving Money by Finding the Better Buy
Students will be able to make economically sound purchasing decisions by using unit pricing, calculating discounts, and analyzing fixed and variable costs.
University of Arizona
Pulse: Industrialization, Chemicals and Human Health
While students gain an understand of basic environmental toxicology, they explore the health impacts of industrialization on society in these lessons. This is a cross curricular unit that addresses standards for eleventh grade in math,...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Money Matters: Where Does It Go?
For this project young scholars will utilize math and reasoning skills to develop a personal budget. By weighing their expenses as "wants" vs. "needs," students will develop management skills and learn the importance of getting the most...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Hey Pop!
One of the best sounds and smells is fresh popcorn! At the movies, at the fair, or at home, everyone likes to munch on popcorn. What is your favorite brand? Is the most expensive the best? You will conduct a taste test to find out. You...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Forecasting Economics
Can you learn economics from the weather? Learners will be able to integrate science, math, and economics through this engaging lesson. The forecast predicts some percentage chance of success.
Albright-Knox Art Gallery
Albright Knox Art Gallery: Can It?
Pop artists used consumer products, advertising, and popular culture icons as the major source for subject matter in their art. Between 1962 and 1967, Andy Warhol painted soup cans, both individually and in groups. 100 Cans is one of the...
Hopelink
Hopelink: Using Your Checkbook: Eastside Literacy Program
Show your student how to correctly write a check, fill out a deposit slip, and use a check register. Introduce the concept of balancing a checkbook. Requires the ability to add and subtract decimals, sign one's name, write number words,...
Other
Federal Reserve Bank of New York: Econ Explorers Journal [Pdf]
In this collection of lesson activities, students will complete an "Econ Explorers Journal" to help them learn how economics is involved in their neighborhood, the books they read, in earning a living, at their banks, in their homes, and...
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Lets Net: Fat Counting Unit
Have you ever wanted to know how much fat you consume each day? How does that fat fit into your daily intake according to the food pyramid? 4 math lessons are included here that help both upper and lower elementary grades understand how...
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Human Impact: Oil Consumption
Lesson plan allows students to practice their math skills by calculating how many barrels of oil they and their families consume.
University of Nebraska Omaha
Ec Ed Web: How Can Big Business Make Money From Tariffs?
In this activity, students investigate the impact of tariffs on businesses and consumers during the 1880s by looking at a political cartoon, solving a short math problem, and comparing protectionism between time periods. They then...
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