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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Compound Interest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students solve compound interest problems. In this solving compound interest problems lesson, students use TVM Solver on the Ti-83 Plus. Students find the future value of a principal amount at a given interest rate compounded a certain...
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Activity
Curated OER

Rating Systems

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your favorite sports team is ranked #1. How do the powers that be determine this rating? Learn how ratings are mathematically computed using probability concepts, from the Elo Rating System for chess to the Rating Percentage Index for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investment Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this investment problem worksheet, students read story problems and use the interest formula to determine the total amount invested, or rate of return. This one-page worksheet contains six problems, with answers.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Leveled Problem Solving Simple Interest

For Students 6th - 7th
In this simple interest worksheet, students use leveled problem solving and solve the six problems that contain numbers for simple interest.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Business of Interest

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students explore the concept of simple and compound interest. For this interest lesson, students discuss how interest works on a loan. Students calculate simple and compound interest on loans of fictitious characters from a video.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solving Problems Using Interest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this math worksheet, students look for the solutions to the problems using interest. Then they calculate the new principal after adding the interest.
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Battery Charging

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Your class will be very interested in the results of this activity. How long does it take a MP3 and video game player to charge?  Sam only has an hour and the MP3 player only has 40% of its battery life left. Plus, his video player is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Earning Interest: What are APR and APY?

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore saving and investing money.  In this middle school personal finance lesson, students define and use investment vocabulary, explore compound interest and its effect of savings, and compute simple and compound interest. ...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Calculating Interest

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the concept that when money is borrowed, people pay to use it because someone else is losing an opportunity to use it while they have it. What you pay to use the money is called interest. The rate of interest is a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Data Analysis: Investing is an "Interesting" Experience

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students compute interest earned. For this data analysis lesson, students examine investments and interest rates. They compute the total interest earned and find the simple interest.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Interest Word Problems

For Students 7th
In this interest worksheet, 7th graders solve 10 different problems that include word problems and determining interest rates. First, they determine the principal paid on a certain amount of money borrowed. Then, students determine how...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Percents

For Students 7th - 8th
In this percents worksheet, students solve 5 different problems that include determining various percents. First, they determine the percent of increase in population over a year. Then, students determine the sales tax of a product...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2005 AP® Macroeconomics Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Suppose a country increases its budget deficit. How would such an increase affect businesses and the exchange rate? Learners consider what happens and ponder other questions from College Board that look at employment, supply and demand,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra Word Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this inequality word problem instructional activity, students solve ten word problems related to algebra and inequalities. They first determine how many pounds of cheese it would take to make a specific amount of grated cheese...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investing for the Future

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders perform basic calculations for saving and investment strategies. they simulate the investment of $1,000 in the stock market and savings account. they determine which pays the greater dividend.
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Lab Resource
Royal Society of Chemistry

A Visible Activated Complex Experiment

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed Standards
When was the last time your class saw a catalyst in action? Chemistry scholars observe an activated complex during an engaging experiment. Through both color change and evolution of a gas, individuals gain insight into the...
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Worksheet
Lane Community College

Review Sheets: Beginning Algebra

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
This jumbo worksheet contains everything you need to get through Pre-Algebra. Begin with simple expressions, and end with linear functions and polygons. There are multiple problems for each topic to make sure those skills are set. 
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Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Money Math

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Young mathematicians put their skills to the test in the real world during this four-lesson consumer math unit. Whether they are learning how compound interest can make them millionaires, calculating the cost of remodeling their bedroom,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Math Concepts in Business Mathematics, Economics, and Finance

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Explore the concept of money and research its origin. There are many concepts related to business math, thusly, there are many formulas used to make calculations around money. Exchange rates of money in different countries, interest,...
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Assessment
Noyce Foundation

Lawn Mowing

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
This is how long we mow the lawn together. The assessment requires the class to work with combining ratios and proportional reasoning. Pupils determine the unit rate of mowers and calculate the time required to mow a lawn if they work...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Smart Money

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Watch the money grow daily. Scholars tackle a problem to determine how much money they will have if a dollar grows at 10 percent compounded daily after a month. Using that knowledge, learners notice the difference between varying savings...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Tax, Commissions, Fees, and Other Real-World Percent Problems

For Teachers 7th Standards
Pupils work several real-world problems that use percents in the 11th portion of a 20-part series. The problems contain percents involved with taxes, commissions, discounts, tips, fees, and interest. Scholars use the equations formed for...
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AP Test Prep
College Board

2006 AP® Macroeconomics Free-Response Questions Form B

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
How does employment affect supply and demand? It may seem like a simple question, but an authentic prompt from College Board helps learners unpack various scenarios. Additional queries explore exchange rates and the effects of monetary...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Do You Double Your Money?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students understand how to calculate the return on investments for various rates and lengths. Also, they compare their results with the StocksQuest Calculator, which lists calculations year by year.