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"Adding It Up" at James Fort
Students discuss jettons and their archaeological importance at Jamestown. They then practice using historic counting sheets and artifacts to understand the calculating methods of the early 17th Century, and identify their similarities...
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Super Cents
Second graders study money amounts less than a dollar. In this math instructional activity, 2nd graders practice counting coins. Students read various stories and discuss how money was used in the stories.
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You Are The Farmer
Students investigate the farming business and occupations in agriculture. Basic multi-step math operations are performed in calculating some of the expenses involved in farming.
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Penny Pushing
Fifth graders use an Excel spreadsheet to show them how to enter the amount of pennies they bring each week to school for a fundraising project. They count their pennies each Friday and enter the total amount in the correct columns. In...
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Consumer Borrowing and Spending
Credit can be confusing for teens, some of whom are already using credit cards. Clear up misconceptions with this group research activity which has a solid outline with a lot of room to adjust to your needs and resources. Groups are...
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Study Jams! Proportions
Join Zoe and Sam as they use proportions to budget money for their Green Earth Club. Watch as they set up and solve a series of proportions using cross multiplication and division. A great resource that brings together prior knowledge of...
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A Guide to Financial Analysis
Knowing good project management means knowing how to conduct good financial analysis. Learner are introduced to the ins and outs of financial planning as it relates to cost, benefit, and project capital investment.
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All Those Advertising Dollars!
Students calculate percent increases (or percent decreases) for the top 25 companies in terms of advertising dollars spent during a year.
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Coin Content
Students calculate ancient Greek coin values as compared to their weight, equivalence in grain, and determine their worth today. They explain how to calculate fractions of a given weight and how to use decimal numbers.
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How Much is that Name?
Students explore money counting. In this money problem solving lesson, students calculate how much money their name is "worth" using the corresponding alphabet letters which have been assigned a coin value.
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The Price is Right, So Let's Make Change
Students estimate, calculate, and count back the amount of change needed from purchases made during small group activities.
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What In The World Would You Have?
Students calculate value of money in other countries, and explore how the economy affects the rate of exchange.
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My Shopping List
In this math worksheet, students create their own shopping list and then track the amount of money that is spent at the store in British Pounds.
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How Much?
Fifth graders problem solve to determine if a fundraiser will be successful in the money raising activity. In this problem solving lesson plan, 5th graders read a book about fund raising and write down important vocabulary words....
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I'll Have an Order of Subtraction Please!
Young scholars explore number values by completing consumer math worksheets. In this math functions lesson plan, students identify the use of a decimal in numbers and the place values that are represented when dealing with money. Young...
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Made Round To Go Round
In this lesson students investigate what it would cost to furnish one room of their choice by shopping on the Internet. Both Australian and American dollars are to be given for each item to demonstrate the difference between two...
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Mike, Ron, Debra, and Suzie
In this algebra worksheet, students are asked to calculate how much money 4 people will get if they receive a refund of $47. They are given the amount 2 people got and must calculate how much the remaining two got. There is an answer key.
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In Debt or Not In Debt
Students investigate the use of credit cards. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate the interest rate of credit cards and how to stay debt free. They identify pros and cons of credit cards.
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It Pays to Spell
In this spelling worksheet, students write their spelling words and connect each letter to a value of money and add up the amount for the words. Students complete 6 problems.
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Making Cents of Division
Third graders use pennies as manipulatives to solve simple division problems. They create division number sentences to correspond with each exercise. This is a good, hands-on way to teach the concept of division.
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Finding Probabilities Using Lists of Outcomes
In this probability worksheet, students solve 5 multi-step questions pertaining to making lists of possible outcomes and calculating probability. This page is intended to be an online activity, but can be completed on paper.
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Profit and Loss
Students analyze the concept of profit and loss, the components of a simple profit and loss statement and the importance of a profit and loss statement. They calculate profits using gross income, total expenses and cost of goods sold....
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Metric Olympics
Students participate in a Metric Olympics event and use metric measurements to measure actual performances in their events. They throw a plastic straw for a javelin event, participate in a long jump and high jump event, and a variety of...
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What's Our Department Budget?
Analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors on health and examine a hospital budget. Learners will create a budget for a hospital taking in account factors such as staff and departmental needs and necessary...