Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: F Le Rising Gas Prices Compounding and Inflation
In this task, students explore exponential models in the context of a real-world problem. Students learn about price inflation for a single commodity and are introduced to the Consumer Price Index for measuring the inflation of a body of...
Yale University
Solving Problems by the Hundreds
This site contains a study of percentage and its applications in the study of consumer related problems. Problems involving sales tax are included. Examples, explanation, solutions and a bibliography are also included in the site.
PBS
Pbs Lesson Plan: What the World Consumes
These visual, easy-to-grasp lessons in world economics and consumerism features lessons and related videos in which students experience first-hand the economic dilemmas faced by other countries and are asked to examine their own values...
PBS
Pbs (Affluenza): What Are Advertisers Selling
What are advertisers really selling? Are there hidden messages in ads? In this lesson, students explore the concept of persuasive advertising and evaluate ads directed at young consumers. A timely lesson that would generate interesting...
Bankrate
Bankrate: Disputing a Credit Card Purchase
Discusses how you can dispute making a credit card payment for a defective product under the Fair Credit Billing Act. An article from December 2004.
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Money Matters: Where Does It Go?
For this project young scholars will utilize math and reasoning skills to develop a personal budget. By weighing their expenses as "wants" vs. "needs," students will develop management skills and learn the importance of getting the most...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Buying a Car
Students will explore various financial aspects of buying a car including calculating interest rates, payments, and total cost of the car over time.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Are You Interested in My Dream Car?
Students use the computer and finance application to calculate interest and payments associated in purchasing their "Dream Car".
Other
Austin Community College: 3 1 Simple Interest
Austin Community College provides an explanation of the simple interest formula along with some example problems. Provides the correct answers if you click in the empty boxes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Writing Proportions
Practice writing proportions to describe real-world situations. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest Equation to Find Interest Rate
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use the simple interest equation to find an interest rate. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students find total amounts using the formula for finding simple interest. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students solve real-world problems involving simple interest by using problem-solving strategies. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Arithmetic: Simple Interest
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students use simple interest to solve real-world problems. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Simple and Compound Interest
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students solve real-world problems involving simple and compound interest. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Going on a Math Hunt
Second graders ask questions of adults they know about how they use math, then students will design a method to share what they have found.
Other
Kodak Lesson Plans: Math
Kodak's site has five lesson plans integrating photography into math lessons. Activities involve geometry and other math concepts for fourth grade on up.
Michigan State University
Michigan State University: Lets Net: What's for Dinner?
In this lesson unit, students locate recipes for a dinner meal, create a list of ingredients, then calculate the quantities needed for a given number of people, and the overall cost.