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Incentives Matter
Learners identify what motive people. They will learn about both positive, and negative incentives. They will use this knowledge to make predictions about how people will behave. They will apply this knowledge to economics.
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The Hundred Penny Box
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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File Card Bridges
Students make different variations of file card bridges and predict how much weight it will hold. In this file card bridges lesson plan, students put file cards between books in different ways and predict how many pennies it will hold.
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False Coins
In this algebra instructional activity, students use a balance scale to weigh coins and identify which coin is fake. It is important to have the scale balanced like you would an equation. There is an answer key.
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Estimating With Fire
Learners solve problems with percents, decimals and fractions. In this algebra lesson, students convert between fractions, percents and decimals. They estimate their answers and calculate their answer.
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Light and Water
Third graders experiment with coins and water to explore light rays. In this light and water lesson, 3rd graders work in pairs to observe what happens with a coin in water or how it appears based on the density of the water....
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Shopping at The Classroom Store
First graders participate in a simulation where they purchase items from a store. They choose items to purchase, total the amount on a calculator, and gather the exact change to make their purchase.
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Subtraction With Integers
This thorough introduction to the concept of subtracting negative integers walk learners through the necessary steps using teacher modeling and guided practice. Number lines and various word problems are used to support understanding of...
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Technology: Money Equivalency
First graders,working on computers, drag coins into boxes to equal amounts pictured. Following a demonstration, they demonstrate how to type number sentences. As an extension, 1st graders create equivalent amounts using specific numbers...
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Lexis: changing attitudes
Students notice lexical items as chunks of language. They use grammar of multi words and are introduced to a lexical set connected to money. Students are given a chance to peer teach. They are encouraged to use dictionaries.
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Four Dollars and Fifty Cents
Students role play a scenario between a creditor and debtor. For this consumer education lesson, students read the book Four Dollars and Fifty Cents, discuss the vocabulary introduced in the book and role play a situation between a...
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It's Time: Expressions With "Time"
In this sentences worksheet, students complete a ten question multiple choice on-line interactive quiz. Students complete the sentence with an expression containing the word "time".
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Choices That Adolescents Make
Students examine the different types of information available to adolescents. They analyze the decision making process of adolescents and examine the basis for egocentric thought. They analyze to what degree peer pressure affects...
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Symbols on Coins: U.S. Coins Evolved from Ancient Times
Learners explore the evolution of coins, and create their own coin, using the various features that have been carried over into modern times.
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Money Smart children
Students elementary financial vocabulary words: spend, save, invest and donate. In this finance instructional activity, students respond to the story "Sam and the Lucky Moon." Students describe the concepts of wants and needs, resources,...
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The Six Step Process Toward Social Action Projects
Students plan and implement a change in their neighborhood, school or nation. In this social action lesson, students share concerns about their neighborhood, school or nation and brainstorm ways to solve the problem. Students select a...
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Why Save? Better Off Saving
Middle schoolers examine the pros and cons of saving versus spending money and evaluate real-life situations as well as their own spending habits. They discuss the best and worst purchase they have made and why, explore the "Downtown...
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Drug Sales Soar - Rate of Change
In this prescription drug worksheet, students answer short answer questions and create graphs on the sales of prescription drugs over a five year span. Students complete six questions.
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A Safe Place For My Money
Students examine the roles of different types of financial institutions. They also identify the basic accounts found at the institutions. They ask questions to representatives that come and speak to the class.
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What If You Could Change the World?
You can support service learning in your kindergarten through eighth grade classroom and see learning objectives come to life.
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Diapers
Most of your students probably think a car or college is the first big expense their parents could help them with, but as it turns out these kids have been costing their parents for their whole lives. Have they ever considered how much...
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A Christmas Carol - The Story
Thirty-six pages familiarize scholars with the story and vocabulary of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. After reading and listening to an abbreviated version of the holiday tale learners show what they know about the sequence...
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How Water Pollution Is Cleaned Up
As a follow-up from the previous lesson, young environmentalists discuss the benefits of water filtration and whether or not it's the best option. Other alternatives including air stripping, bioremediation, and phytoremediation are...
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Traveler: Webelos Activity Workbook
This three-page instructional activity is designed to be used by the Weblos of Boy Scouts of America. They are given 13 choices of academic activities that involve the use of maps, geography, math, and money. They must complete five of...