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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Real Interest Rates and International Capital Flows

For Students 9th - 10th
In this lesson summary review and remind yourself of the key terms and graphs related to how relative differences in real interest rates change the flow of assets between countries. This resource is designed as a review for the AP...
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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...
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Other

Financial Forecast Center: Prime Loan Interest Rate Forecast

For Students 9th - 10th
See the forecast of prime loan interest rates over the next six months and read a graph showing its recent history.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Interesting Interest Rates

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this task, students work with simple and compound interest rates to determine which bank offers the best return on a deposit. Aligns with F-LE.A.1.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest Equation to Find Interest Rate

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the simple interest equation to find an interest rate. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Compound Interest

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explains, with examples, what compound interest is and how to calculate it using a formula. Also shows how to work backwards to calculate the present value of an investment, how compound interest is calculated for different compounding...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Compound Interest Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
A calculator based on the compound interest formula that can be used to determine the Present Value, the Future Value, the Interest Rate, or the Number of Periods. You can select the type of compounding, the effective annual rate, and...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Compound Interest: Periodic Compounding

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at compound interest and at the special circumstances of periodic compounding where interest may be calculated annually or semi-annually, for example, and how that affects the interest rate. Presents examples of different...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How Rising or Falling Interest Rates Might Affect You

For Students 9th - 10th
Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits. Explains interest rates as related to personal finance by actions of the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Other

Prime Rate: Rate, Definition, Historical Graph

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a graph and chart showing the historical prime interest rate from 1998 to the present.
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Math Medics

S.o.s. Math:applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions: Interest Rate

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A set of examples and exercises that cover interest rate problems and how to solve them using exponents and logarithms.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Compounding With a 5% Interest Rate

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In the problem presented here, money is invested in an account and its owner understands that interest compounded semi-annually gives a better return than interest compounded annually. He wonders how much interest can be earned by...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: F Bf Compounding With a 100% Interest Rate

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In the problem presented here, a man understands that money invested in an account where the interest is compounded semi-annually gives a better return than if it was compounded annually. He wonders how much interest can be earned by...
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AAA Math

Aaa Math: Simple Interest

For Students 9th - 10th
This AAA Math lesson contains an explanation of simple interest and the formula for calculating simple interest. Links to practice problems and learning games.
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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...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Compound Interest Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
The activity investigates compound interest, principal, and interest. Students can calculate different savings over time by inputting the monthly savings, starting age, and interest rate. The learning tool includes a graph that shows the...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Compound Interest Formula Derivations

For Students 9th - 10th
Looks at how the formula for calculating the effect of compound interest is derived and how it is used to create formulas for finding the Future Value, the Present Value, the Interest Rate, and the Number of Periods. Includes lots of...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students solve real-world problems involving simple interest by using problem-solving strategies. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students find total amounts using the formula for finding simple interest. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: What's My Interest?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of interest by means of two activities. The first, a simple activity with jellybeans, introduces the concept of interest accruement, and the second, a practical, "real world" activity, reinforces the concept...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Interest Rates

For Students 9th - 10th
This Dr. Math site asks about simple interest and its effect on the repayment of a loan.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Simple Interest Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a simple interest calculator. Use it to calculate the future value of the principle and get a full explanation of the math behind the calculation.
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Other

Car Ads: Low Interest Loans & Other Offers

For Students 9th - 10th
This page, provided by a law firm, gives Federal Trade Commission warnings on advertised low-interest rates and questions to consider before signing for a low-interest rate.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Chapter 4: Demand and Supply in Financial Markets

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to identify the demanders and suppliers in a financial market, explain how interest rates can affect supply and demand, analyze the economic effects of U.S. debt in terms of domestic financial...

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