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Money Math Lessons for Life

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An outstanding lesson on financial literacy is here for you. Learners are presented with six scenarios, then compute the amount of savings they will have in their accounts. They complete a series of exercises designed to teach them that they should begin saving as soon as possible and leave their savings in an interest bearing account as long as they can. This is a very complete lesson that includes all necessary components.

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saving money, budgeting, compound interest, financial literacy, math applications, real-world applications, percents

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compound interest, financial literacy, percentages, real life math applications, savings, math
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Grade
7th - 9th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2001

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