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Introduction to Earning Interest: Grades 9-10 Lesson PlanIntroduction to Earning Interest: Grades 9-10 Lesson Plan
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SaveandInvest.org
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Grade
9th - 10th
Subjects
Math
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Duration
1 hr
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Calculator
Year
2014
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Introduction to Earning Interest: Grades 9-10

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Does your bank pay you for allowing them to hold your money? The lesson covers three different ways your money can make money. Topics include certificates of deposit, statement savings accounts, and money market accounts.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

compound interest, simple interest, interest rates

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • After the lesson, introduce students to bankrate.com and its interest calculators
  • Challenge pupils to figure out how much they would need to invest at age 18 at 3% APR in order to have one million dollars by age 70

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires prior knowledge of applying formulas and rounding

Pros

  • Lesson includes guided practice, independent practice, and answer keys
  • Provides instruction on how to solve each type by hand and with a formula
  • Presents vocabulary in a clear way

Cons

  • None

Common Core

HSA-SSE.B.3.c HSA-CED.A.4

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