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Especial Gas Inc.: Sulfur Properties and Compounds

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from Especial Gas Inc. contains some very interesting information about the element sulfur, and some of its common compounds. The history and relative abudance of the element is discussed, as well as where it can be found. The...
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Math Notes and Math Tests

Pre Calculus Notes: Exponential Functions and Their Graphs [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore exponential functions and their graphs. Exponential decay, the natural exponential function, and compound interest are examined. Proofs, explanations, and examples are included.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: Exponential Functions: Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Purplemath offers tables and graphs of various exponential functions for an exploration of how exponential functions behave from the real number domain. Compound interest problems are examined and the natural exponential is discussed...
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PBS

Pbs: How Your Money Grows

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Investigate how your money can grow on its own through compound interest.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Loan Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this loan calculator to determine your monthly payment, interest rate, number of months or principal amount on a loan. Find your ideal payment by changing loan amount, interest rate and term and seeing the effect on payment amount.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Numb3 Rs: Financial Futures

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Based off of the hit television show NUMB3RS, this activity shows students how money invested at different interest rates grow differently. The lesson focuses on aspects of interest such as compounding, length of time between...
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Sse the Bank Account

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
For this task, students are asked to interpret equations representing a bank account's balance where the interest is compounded monthly versus yearly. Aligns with A-SSE.A.1 and A-SSE.A.1.a.
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University of Toronto (Canada)

U. Of Toronto: Does the Number E Have Real Physical Meaning?

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains why the number e does have meaning outside of its purely mathematical applications. Gives an example of this using compound interest. Also explains the number e as a limit and its role in calculus.
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Other

Critical Thinking Community: Remodeling Lessons for High School

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learn to re-model your lesson plans to include room for critical thought and higher levels of learning. Re-modeled lessons cite specific critical thinking strategies. Wonderful examples include "Vitalizing Vapid Vocabulary," "To Kill A...
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Thinkport Education

Maryland Public Television: Sense and Dollars

For Students 9th - 10th
Engaging, fun tutorials and interactive games related to earning, spending, saving, and budgeting money.
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Richland Community College

Richland Community College: Geometric Sequences

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Richland Community College provides a lesson on geometric sequences. This site has explanations and examples of their properties.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: A Penny Saved

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will read the comic book, "A Penny Saved" published by the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Students will make the information relevant through projects, graphic organizers, teacher instruction, and problems.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Checking and Savings Accounts

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Practical Mathematics begins with the basic checking and savings account and how to reconcile a checking account statement. Simple and compound interest are demonstrated in this step by step flipchart.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: E (Euler's Number)

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what Euler's Number is, its significance, and the formula used to calculate this irrational number. Gives memory tricks for remembering the value of e to 10 or 15 decimal places. Looks at some interesting properties of e and how...
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Khan Academy

Khan: Lsn 8: Interpreting Relationships in Scatterplots/graphs/tables/equations

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This instructional activity focuses on Interpreting and analyzing linear, quadratic, and exponential models and graphs. Students will use best fit lines to interpret contexts, distinguish whether contexts are linear or exponential...
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Other

Algebra Lab: Applications of Exponential Functions

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains how exponential functions have applications in real-world scenarios, including a population of a city, the growth of bacteria, drug decay, and compounding interest. Includes four word problems to try, with hints and answers...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Saving for Post Secondary Education

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars use an online compound interest calculator to answer questions and create charts that show the value of saving money over time for future education goals.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra Ii: 3.9 the Transcendental Number E and Natural Log

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This section introduces the transcendental number e which is a special number that is considered a natural base. In addition to exploring how to simplify and solve equations with e, this section also investigates how it can be used to...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Savings and Credit

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article explaining the basics about savings accounts and two kinds of interest: simple and compound. Also learn about managing your credit and credit card debt. Click on "Know the Terms: How to Manage Your Credit Cards" to read...
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Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Rule of 72 Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use the Rule of 72 to estimate how long it will take to double an investment at a given interest rate. Divide 72 by the interest rate to see how long it will take to double your money on an investment.
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University of Nebraska Omaha

University of Omaha: Why We Save [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
Why do people need to save money? This lesson plan is geared for Kindergarten through 2nd grade and helps students understand the reasons for saving.
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Yale University

Solving Problems by the Hundreds

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Sierra College: Elementary Algebra Review Sheet and Common Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th
This review sheet includes important rules, properties, formulas, and equations needed to solve many Algebra problems.
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Texas A&M University

Wtamu Virtual Math Lab: Intermediate Algebra

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is a tutorial for students in algebra 2 or for those who need a refresher. The site has explanations, definitions, examples, practice problems and practice tests are found covering topics such as linear equations, graphing,...

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