Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What Is Simple and Compound Interest?
Students will learn how simple and compound interest is figured and why it is important to maintain a savings account. Students will calculate compound interest to identify benefits of saving in interest-bearing savings accounts. They...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Math for Everyone
Provides online programs and explanations on everyday math: calculating a tip at a restaurant, determining the sale price of an item, finding the odds of winning a lottery, computing simple and compound interest, and more.
PBS
Pbs: How Your Money Grows
Investigate how your money can grow on its own through compound interest.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: The Benefits of Investing Early
The students will see how compounding returns make investing at a young age pay off.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Investment Account Calculator
Calculate the future value of an investment account that has periodic contributions, withdrawals, and a constant interest rate compounded daily.