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PLS 3rd Learning

Monthly Budget & Operating Costs

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What teenager wouldn't want a car? But before they make that big purchase, this exercise helps them to understand the costs involved. It includes a worksheet to calculate expenses like taxes and fees, maintenance, gas and insurance, as...
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Curated OER

Falcon's Fruit Stand: Cost of Merchandise Sold

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students, in groups, explore the Cost of Merchandise Sold by using a box of Runts candy and 3 snack Ziploc bags.
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Curated OER

Finding Discount and Sale Price

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders solve real-life problems involving sales tax, discount, and simple interest. They find the amount of discount. In groups, 7th graders examine a sales advertisement. Given a budget, they choose purchases, and figure the...
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Opportunity Cost

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review the concept of opportunity cost. Using a clip from a money, they identify the people who made a choice and the value of the choice given up. They read various scenarios about opportunity costs and trade-offs and make...
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Curated OER

Virtual Field Trip

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Are we there yet?  Young trip planners learn about their state and plan a trip. They will select sites to see in three cities in their state, and record associated costs in a spreadsheet. While this was originally designed as a...
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Cost Effective Buying

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students evaluate energy-related purchases. In this consumer awareness lesson, students visit an appliance store and rank the products' cost effectiveness by using a mathematical formula.
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Mathed Up!

Best Buys

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Which scenario is the better deal? Class members examine nine scenarios to determine which choice offers a better deal. Pupils decide whether they need to find unit costs or total prices to compare the two options.
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Curated OER

Price Elasticity of Demand

For Students 11th - 12th
In this economics worksheet, students respond to 15 fill and the blank and multiple choice questions about price elasticity of demand.
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Curated OER

Production Possibilities & Opportunity Cost

For Students 12th
In this economics worksheet, 12th graders respond to 15 multiple choice questions about production possiblities and opportunity costs.
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Curated OER

Budget Bonanza

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students demonstrate how to use a budget plan. In this consumer math lesson, students calculate the total cost of data and determine if they are within budget. Students use calculators to determine the total cost. There is a rubric...
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Curated OER

Menu Word Problems _ Worksheet #1

For Students 3rd
In this menu word problem worksheet, 3rd graders compute the answers to 10 problems based on the information given in the menu at the top of the page. They find the total cost of items, determine how much change is needed, and how much...
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Curated OER

Mental Math and Money Problems

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this cost worksheet, students add the total cost of buying items using British money. Students complete 12 problems on this worksheet.
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Curated OER

Total Cost and Unit Cost

For Students 4th - 5th
In this unit rate worksheet, students solve 6 problems in which the unit rate in a consumer math story problem is calculated. There are no examples or instructions.
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Curated OER

Using Credit and Spending Money Wisely

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars discuss how to spend money wisely. In this consumer math lesson, students read the book, Mr. Popper's Penguins and discuss how much it costs to take care of a pet. Young scholars complete a worksheet to calculate the total...
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That's Kind of Corny!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students apply math skills to determining how much corn seed to plant in 100 acres. They compute the amount of weed killer needed and after totaling how many bushels per acre they harvest, they calculate their profits.
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Curated OER

Dollars and Cents Word Problems

For Students 1st - 2nd
Explore money math with these addition and subtraction word problems. Learners solve three scenarios, each of which is illustrated for visual learners. They use knowledge of different types of US currency to determine how much money is...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Chicken and Steak, Variation 2

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
Many organizations put on barbecues in order to make money. In a real-world math problem, the money allotted to purchase steak and chicken at this barbecue is only one hundred dollars. It is up to your potential chefs to figure out how...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Stained Glass

For Teachers 7th - 9th Standards
A complex question looking for the total cost of a stained glass window by calculating area and circumference of a circle. With detailed components, this activity will challenge your designers to figure out if they have enough money to...
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Noyce Foundation

Sewing

For Teachers 6th Standards
Sew up your unit on operations with decimals using this assessment task. Young mathematicians use given rules to determine the amount of fabric they need to sew a pair of pants. They must also fill in a partially complete bill for...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Profitable Soda Stand

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Am I making any money? Help learners determine if their fictitious soda stand is turning a profit. They graph linear equations using the slope and y-intercept and identify the best price to use to sell soda. They identify the domain and...
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Bon Voyage Math

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate the cost of throwing a party.  In this cost of throwing a party lesson, 6th graders have to throw a going away party for 2 exchange students given a $350 budget.  Students work in groups to determine the best...
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Unit 13 - Version 6.0 - Worksheet 1 - Algebra Equation

For Students 9th - 10th
In this algebra equation worksheet, students read story problems, write algebraic equations and solve for the unknown. This one-page worksheet contains four problems involving total length, total cost, and figuring tax.
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Investigation- What Does It Cost?

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders investigate percents by comparing different discounts on the same sale item, practice graphing percents, and look at reasonable and unreasonable "percents off" a sale item.
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Estimation

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders practice using money. In this estimation instructional activity, 3rd graders show their ability to figure out the cost of lunch. Students then set up a "store" and students choose the products and estmate the cost. Students...

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