Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spend, Save, Invest or Donate (9-12)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of personal finance. In this philanthropy instructional activity, students examine decisions they make about money as they discover the definitions of philanthropy, resources, scarcity, choice, benefits,...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 12 - Objective 5.1 Formula Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
In this formula worksheet, students read short story problems and determine the correct formula. They compute compound interest, use the Richter equation to figure magnitude and find the pH of given solutions. This one-page worksheet...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Chapter 11: Practice Worksheet - Word Problems

For Students 11th - 12th
In this practice worksheet, students read word problems, write an equation representing the problem, and solve the equation. Problems contain rate of change, simple and compound interest. This two-page worksheet contains 13 problems.
Unit Plan
Radford University

Money and Finance

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Make the connection between money and exponential equations. Pupils continue financial lessons as they learn about compound interest in savings accounts. They extend the investigation of savings by looking at annuities, and then...
Activity
University of California

You Are What You Eat: Testing for Organic Compounds in Foods

For Teachers 8th - 11th Standards
We have all heard that we are what you eat, but what are we eating? An informative lesson opens with a discussion of the foods pupils have recently eaten. Then, young scientists perform four experiments on seven...
Lesson Plan
Beyond Benign

Solubility

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Enhance your class' ability to understand solubility. Science scholars examine how temperature and concentration affect solubility using an interesting lab experiment. The introduction and procedure also discuss the relationship between...
Activity
101 Questions

Fry's Bank

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
If money was left in an interest-earning account for 1,000 years, how much would it increase? Viewers watch a clip from a show about the future when someone learns about their balance after 1,000 years. Then, they solve for the amount in...
Activity
1
1
Council for Economic Education

Great Civilizations Develop around Rivers

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
If you lived in prehistoric times, what kinds of choices could your family make to increase their chance of survival? By making similar decisions in a simulation game, participants discover how specialization creates both opportunity and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Save Your Change

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners solve problems involving exponential, logarithmic, and scientific notations. Using calculators, students explore investment problems. They use a formula and logarithms to determine the years to earn a particular income, figure...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thirty Exponential Application Problems

For Teachers 11th - 12th
In this exponential worksheet, students solve thirty application problems.  These problems cover compound interest, continuously compounded interest, and exponential growth models.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Logarithm Word Problems

For Students 8th
In this logarithm learning exercise, 8th graders solve 10 different word problems related to various logarithms. First, they determine the amount of compounded interest that will be in an account after a number of years. Then, students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Hundred Penny Box

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding. After reading the story "The Hundred Penny Box", students define the terms "interest," "interest rate," and "compounding." Through several...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Using Quadratic Equations

For Students 9th
In this using quadratic equations worksheet, 9th graders solve and complete 12 various types of problems. First, they use the compound-interest formula to solve for r in each equation. Then, students use a calculator and approximate...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Math Applications 11

For Students Higher Ed
For this loans and interest charges worksheet, students solve 3 different word problems, each with 2 or more parts to them. First, they determine how many dollars need to be invested in order to provide a child with enough for college....
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Chemistry Connection

For Students 8th - 10th
For this proteins worksheet, students read about the chemical compound, protein. Students determine where proteins are found in the body and how enzymes help the body react. Then students complete 3 short answer questions.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Integrated Algebra Practice: Exponential Growth

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential growth worksheet, students solve 10 multiple choice and short answer problems. Students find the interest of an amount of money given the rate, time, and times compounded.
Lesson Plan
Mascil Project

Molecular Gastronomy - Science in the Kitchen

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Some say cooking is an art—and a science! Scholars scope out the savory subject of molecular gastronomy with a series of related activities. The teacher's guide contains printable worksheets and helpful tips for implementing the lesson...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Investing for the Future

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders perform basic calculations for saving and investment strategies. they simulate the investment of $1,000 in the stock market and savings account. they determine which pays the greater dividend.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Do You Double Your Money?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils understand how to calculate the return on investments for various rates and lengths. Also, they compare their results with the StocksQuest Calculator, which lists calculations year by year.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Algebra Word Problems

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this inequality word problem worksheet, students solve ten word problems related to algebra and inequalities. They first determine how many pounds of cheese it would take to make a specific amount of grated cheese topping. Students...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Manhattan & the Indians

For Students 9th
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders determine the interest rate at which you would have to invest $24 in 1626 in order for it to be worth $730 trillion in 2007. The one page worksheet contains one problem. Answer is provided. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Power of Compounding

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine the concept of compounding interest on invested money. They explore how much interest their money would earn through compounded interest. Students conclude that they should invest early and often.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Language with Linguistic Legos

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visualize and manipulate sentences as building blocks, and, given a key, use Legos™ to demonstrate how to construct sentences of variety (simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex).
Worksheet
Curated OER

Exponential Graph Functions

For Students 9th - 12th
In this exponential functions worksheet, students solve and complete 13 various types of problems. First, they define what is different and what is the same about exponential and linear functions. Then, students write a rule for each...

Other popular searches