+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Proportional Taxes

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students are able to define and give an example of a proportional tax and the impact that it can have on different income groups and explain how a proportional tax takes the same percentage from all tax groups.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Regressive Taxes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explain that regressive taxes can have different effects on different income groups. They see how a regressive tax takes a larger share of income from low-income groups than from high-income groups.
+
Lesson Plan
Internal Revenue Service

Fairness in Taxes: How Taxes Affect Us

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are able to compare the effects of the following, using income as a measure of ability to pay: a progressive tax, a regressive tas, and a proportional tax. They explain how a mixture of regressive and progressive taxes could...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Utah's Tax Situation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Utah's tax burden as relative to other states, explore types of taxes levied in Utah, including property, personal income, and sales taxes, define tax-related vocabulary, and conduct research to complete critical...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Correlation and Regression

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this statistics workshop learners find the value of linear correlation coefficients in three situations. Students find equations of the regression lines for 4 problems.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Economic Recessions

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils examine the characteristics of recessions and explore the role of government in encouraging business investment. They discuss why the services segment of employment has increased and list companies in their area that qualify as...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who Does the Lottery Benefit?

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Learners investigate the pros and cons of the lottery. In this algebra lesson, students use the formulas for permutation and combination to test their arguments about the lottery. They collect data about their argument and plot it on a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Algebra: Do You See What I See?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners discover how to find the mean, median, and mode from sets of data. By using statistical techniques such as whisker plots and bar graphs, they display the data gleaned from problems. Individually, students complete projects...