Curated OER
Is Global Warming Happening?
Students investigate the probability of global warming and the effects of global warming on the environment. They conduct Internet research and collect data, transfer the data onto an Excel spreadsheet, and create a presentation that...
Curated OER
Magnet Lessons - Opposites Do Attract
Students can discover how opposites attract using magnet lesson plans that will engage the curious and active learner.
Curated OER
The Basics of Biochemistry
Science teachers can introduce basic chemical concepts to biology students.
Curated OER
Jalapeno Bagels
Students read the story Jalapeno Bagels and then write a summary about it. For this summary lesson plan, students retell the story as if someone else has not read the story.
Curated OER
Speaking and Listening Lesson Based on Ordering Food in a Restaurant
Learners practice the skill of ordering food in a restaurant. After a lecture/demo, students work in pairs. Utilizing a worksheet imbedded in this plan, they gain practice in the skill of ordering food from a menu.
Curated OER
Grammar Lesson Plan Focus on Paired Conjunctions
Young scholars engage in a lesson which is a straight forward, teacher centered, grammar lesson focusing on written and oral production of the target structure. After a lecture/demo, students work individually on an exercise imbedded in...
Curated OER
A Dreamer's Cloak
Students listen to the teacher read "A Dreamer's Cloak." They examine the difference between squares and circles and create their own cloak by using a paper bag and different shapes.
Curated OER
Writing Directions for Mathematical Activities
Fifth graders reorganize comic strips to have them make sense, complete outline and organize their thoughts into outline form to explain directions,
and use that outline to complete their own directions for geometry activities.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 2 Simple Interest
Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of simple interest. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Simple Interest
This AAA Math lesson contains an explanation of simple interest and the formula for calculating simple interest. Links to practice problems and learning games.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Simple Interest
A comprehensive guide for learning all about simple interest with definitions, simple interest formula, loans, solved examples, and practice questions.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Simple Interest Calculator
This site provides a simple interest calculator. Use it to calculate the future value of the principle and get a full explanation of the math behind the calculation.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: An Interest Ing Math Lesson
Eventually, everyone will need to borrow money for one reason or another. A good understanding of how interest works will go a long way when applying for a loan. In this lesson, students will complete a KWL chart about the purchase of a...
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Consumer Math
From basics such as adding and subtracting money, converting coins, and making change to more advanced topics such as sales tax and simple interest, this interactive tutorial offers help with consumer math issues.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Interest (An Introduction)
What is interest? What is the difference between simple interest and compound interest? Find the answers to these questions, learn how to calculate interest for a loan, and see how interest can help your money grow. Includes ten practice...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.rp.3 Lincoln's Math Problem
The purpose of this task is for students to solve a multi-step problem involving simple interest. The Aligns with 7.RP.A.3. The task provides both a problem and the solution.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Simple Interest
This math site explains and defines the concept of "simple interest" and gives a formula for finding this value in terms of time and rate.
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: The Lowdown: The Math of Credit Cards
Explore how credit cards work in this video from KQED. In particular, you'll discover the impact and high cost of outstanding balances when borrowing money using credit cards. In the accompanying classroom activity, students discuss the...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Rewriting Formulas
For this lesson, young scholars explore "real-life" resources that make use of literal equations (rewriting known formulas) to help make people's lives easier. Students will use Excel to design formulas that find a specific value like...
Cuemath
Cuemath: Compound Interest
A comprehensive guide for learning all about compound interest with definitions, formulas, solved examples, and practice questions.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Credit Cards Are "Interest"ing
Students will create a credit card, focusing on appealing terms and slogan. They will use their credit card to go on a shopping spree. The students will receive a "BILL" to discover/discuss the effects/application of simple interest....
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Solving Word Questions
A tutorial that explains how to solve word problems. It points out key words that signal operations or what is being measured, and wording that is confusing and needs to be simplified. Presents lots of examples, both simple and complex,...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System College Costs Surge
During this activity, students will explore the expected cost of college and also look at methods of saving money for the future. Comparing simple and compound interest will help students make decisions about their future. Students will...