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Middle school math simulations
Game of Life- budget simulation
In just one class period, your students will not only understand the importance of creating and sticking to a budget, but also practice creating one!- Students are randomly given a "career card" with correlating annual salary and average student loan debt, if applicable. - They will then use a chart to determine how much of their salary will be taken out in the form of federal tax withholding, state tax withholding, social security, and medicare. - They'll then be given a set of choice cards (
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4th - 10th
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Line of Best Fit and Scatterplots
Who doesn't love a good mystery?!!!! In this engaging students use a real life scenario to apply scatterplot data of shoe size and height and the line of best fit to capture the correct suspect. This product has lots of great reviews! Many middle school math teachers state this was a great way to review the concept of line of best fit and scatterplots. Aligned to CCSSM8.SP.A.2 and CCSSM8.SP.A.3This activity is also available in a bundle at a discounted rate:Scatterplots and Line of Best
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7th - 9th
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Also included in: Line of Best Fit and Scatterplots: The Bundle
Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Print and Google™ Drive
If you’re looking for a way to teach life skills that gives kids the opportunity to see what it’s like to have the financial responsibilities of an adult, this Project-based Learning Simulation is it! In this financial literacy unit, kids will confront the challenges we all face as they try to make their money last the month, while paying the usual bills, and hoping to dodge those unpleasant surprises that sneak up on us from time to time. *** 7-16-2021 BIG Announcement! The digital version of P
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6th - 9th
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Also included in: Personal Finance Unit - PBL Simulation - Money Crack the Code Bundle
Minecraft Area and Perimeter Project Based Learning 4.MD.3 3.MD.8
4.MD.3 - Apply the area and perimeter formulas for rectangles in real world and mathematical problems. For example, find the width of a rectangular room given the area of the flooring and the length, by viewing the area formula as a multiplication equation with an unknown factor.
Students will plan and design the blueprint for a Minecraft village. They are also given the area or perimeter for some buildings, and will be required to figure out length and width. Use the project with basic grid
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3rd - 6th
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Credit Card Simulation
Included in this product you will find a credit card simulation activity that requires students to choose between three different furniture store credit cards (all with different interest rates and special deals). After they choose a credit card and fill out an application, they will practice calculating monthly interest, minimum payments, and remaining balance on a well organized chart that is provided for them. Next, they will use an Excel Spreadsheet (included) to do those same calculations a
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5th - 12th
Electoral College Activity - PPT/Notes/Super Fun Competition! - Paper & Digital
Looking for a great bell ringer activity to start class each day?Full Year of Writing/Discussion Prompts - 180 Bell RingersGet ready for the 2024 election with your students!! Used in over 2,500 classrooms, this is the most fun your students will have learning about the Electoral College! I have used this Electoral College activity over and over throughout my two decades in the classroom, and it has always been a hit; especially on an election year! [For the Google Drive version click here].
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5th - 8th
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Also included in: Bundle: What is the Electoral College? Voting with Mystery Candidates
Ancient Phoenicia: Ancient Phoenician Trade Routes Simulation
Ancient history doesn't have to be dry and boring! Bring it to life with this easy and fun historical simulation. In this activity, students take on the role of a ship captain on the lucrative ancient Phoenician trade routes. At each trading port, they will trade one load of goods for another load of goods which are in demand at the next port. The rate of trade is determined by the roll of the dice. Will the trade be a success or a failure? Will their ship sink before they can make the next port
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6th - 12th
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Probability Simulation Project
In this project, students will design and use a simulation to find the experimental probability of compound events. The simulation is meant to simulate guessing on a four-question quiz that has multiple choice and true/false questions. After students design the simulation, they will conduct trials to find the probability. They will compare experimental and theoretical probability for each question, and use their trial results to find the probability of passing the quiz. Students will also make p
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7th - 8th
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Also included in: 7th Grade Math Activity Bundle
Line of Best Fit and Scatterplots: The Bundle
This bundle includes 2 engaging activities where students can apply the skills of plotting points in a scatterplot, making a line of best fit, and finding the slope of the line to find missing data. Fun scenarios of Sasquatch and a crime scene hook kids into learning. Please leave feedback, you can earn TpT credits for future purchases. If you enjoy these activities consider following my store as I work to increase my middle school math inventory. Check out my other middle school math produc
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7th - 9th
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Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship Game
Teacher Review: "My students are obsessed with this activity! They even ask to play during indoor recess!" - Turner's Teaching Troop (January 22, 2020)Ocean Floor Mapping Battleship includes 36 unique maps of the ocean floor, a recording sheet, a detailed lesson plan with suggested pre-game activities, a blank map students can use to draw their own ocean floor, a diagram showing the layers of the ocean, and easy to follow game instructions. Field tested with sixth-graders, this game challenges s
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Earth Science Games Bundle
Business Bundle
This bundle provides an engaging business unit that promotes creativity. Students will:
-Learn the basics of starting up a business
-Brainstorm their own ideas for a business
-Create a business plan
-Analyze their business plan
-Explore various marketing strategies
-Create a marketing campaign
-Learn about investors
-Write a sales pitch to investors
-Participate in a mock "Shark Tank"
Requires students to use background knowledge in:
-Basic reading skills
-Basic writing skills
-Technology/21
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3rd - 7th
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Stock Market Crash Simulation Activity│1929 │Great Depression │PowerPoint Game
This interactive PowerPoint activity will review the climate of the 1920's and introduce the basic of trading on the stock market to your 5th graders.Students will work together in "investment teams" and trade on the stock market with their starting $1,000. The game winds its way through the 1920s, eventually crashing on Black Tuesday. I highly recommend using this as an activity to introduce the stock market crash. The first time I tried this activity, I had already taught about Black Tuesda
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5th - 8th
Colonial Money - Using Pounds, Shillings, and Pence in Colonial America
Colonial America is fascinating! Add a new layer of interest and excitement to your teaching of the 13 Colonies with this Colonial Money Mini-Unit!
I try to give my students a “deep dive” into the 18th Century and this colonial money resource is the perfect way to give students an inside view of life in Colonial America.
Students will learn so much more than just pounds, shillings, and pence. They will learn about wages, item values, primary source inventories, and more.
The use of a littl
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5th - 6th
Also included in: 5th Grade Social Studies Big Bundle
Trade and Barter: A Trading Simulation
Welcome to the world of economic exchange! Throughout history, people have traded, bartered, negotiated, and haggled in order to receive the greatest amount of goods for the lowest cost. From the direct trade of goods to the use of currency, people have found ways to satisfy their wants and needs. This trade simulation provides students with an opportunity to barter with imaginary resources and goods in order to obtain points. The premise for the simulation is the combination of resources. In th
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6th - 12th
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Buying A Car: Interest Rates, Selling, Trading & Buying Cars
This is one of the most interesting and engaging lessons I use every year dealing with personal finance. The students are always interested to find out what the value of the car they are driving or riding in everyday is worth. This lesson teaches students how higher interest rates and length of loans can effect monthly payments. Teaching students how to buy and sell a car can be lesson that students never forget. Recommend buy a car note sheet and buy a car PowerPoint by same seller to go wi
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7th - 12th
Force and Motion Science Review Football Classroom Transformation
Are you looking for a low-prep way to review force and motion standards before the big test? This easy to set-up test review game will have students, immediately vested on the of force and motion benchmarks within a real-world experience. Students compete in a game of football where every question they answer lets them gain yards towards the final touchdown! The EDITABLE file makes it appropriate for any grade level! You can create your own problems or use the ones your textbook for a fun twist
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Math and Science Lab Classroom Transformations
Going to the Championship Football Game Project Based Learning
Engage your students in a relevant project with this Championship Game Project. (Please note, Super Bowl is trademarked and not authorized for use in commercial products therefore I am using the words Championship Game instead.) ****Now updated for the 2024 Championship Game in Las Vegas****Students will spend several days going through the planning of a trip to this year's championship game in Las Vegas, Nevada. Students will use a variety of math skills for budgeting and problem solving, as
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Ecosystems- Roadrunners and Coyotes NGSS Middle School LS2-1
Turn your students into an active ecosystem. This activity is similar to the classic Oh Deer simulation with a roadrunner and coyote twist. This sequence of NGSS aligned activities/assessments includes two simulation activities in which students are in the roles of a population of roadrunners, a predator (coyote), and resources (food, water, shelter). Students collect, graph, and analyze data to look for cause and effect relationships in an ecosystem. Reading and writing pages are included along
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5th - 7th
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MS-LS2-1
Force and Motion Science Lab Activities: NASCAR Class Transformation
Are you looking for a fun way to teach about force and motion? Do your students struggle expressing the relationship between force, mass, and motion? This set of science activities will have your students understating the relationship through fun racing science activities. These fun simulation brings real life experience into the classroom making students immediately vested and ready to learn about force and motion. I have designed the lab activities in this classroom transformation to engage st
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Math and Science Lab Classroom Transformations
Dog Sled Race Project Based Learning
This engaging project allows students to use a variety of math and language skills in a relevant simulation. They will plan, prepare, and race in a Dog Sled Race. Here's a list of the different activities included in this project:Activity 1: Your Team: Students create their dog team. They draw pictures of each of their 6 dogs and name them. They also develop a team logo.Activity 2: Sled Dog Care: Students read a passage describing the needs of their sled dogs. They follow up by answering
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Young Entrepreneur - Independent Business Project (Google Slides)
This two part project will walk your students through all the steps they need to design a school-wide business, estimate costs, plan a budget, determine pricing for profits, and seek investors! This digital project is ready to go with student editable slides, alternative slides for teacher customization, and a teacher walk through! Whether learners are creating a hypothetical business or actually running a school-wide business, they will LOVE becoming young entrepreneurs!(printer friendly versio
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3rd - 8th
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Project Based Learning Bundle
Engage your students throughout the school year with relevant projects where they can apply a variety of skills from math and language arts. Project Based Learning Projects are actually my favorite products to make. This product includes 15 different projects; 4 of which are also in a digital format. Click on each of the individual products to see previews, and read below for more details of what's included.Design an Aquarium (A Digital version is also included for use with Google Classroom™
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3rd - 6th
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Project Based Learning: Design an Aquarium
Engage your students in a relevant project where they can apply a variety of skills. Skills in this activity:*Area*Volume of prisms*Problem Solving*Addition*Subtraction*Multiplication*Persuasive Writing *Writing a letterGiving a PresentationStudents write a proposal, plan a budget for purchasing fish and tanks, and set up their aquarium model. They purchase gravel and other decorative accessories for the tanks. The project culminates with a poster presentation where students share their plans
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: Project Based Learning Bundle
Financial Literacy & Personal Finance Video Game - HTML5 Distance Learning
Video Game about Personal Finance, Investing, Money Management, & Budgeting. An evidence-based, hand drawn visual-novel personal finance simulation game for High School and Young Adults that teaches financial literacy skills. Learn Asynchronously from home on any Computer, Smartphone, or Tablet:2 different ways to play: on any modern desktop/smartphone/tablet web browser, or install on any Mac, Windows, or Linux computer!Expected Student Learning Outcomes:Learn financial skills & content
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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