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Dream Vacation Math and Finance Project - Can Be Used For Distance Learning!
This project provides the opportunity for students to apply the Common Core practice of mathematical modeling to plan their own dream vacations, including choosing transportation, accommodations, food, and activities. It helps them learn to develop a budget, research various trip alternatives, and present the information to their classmates. It's amazing how quickly students realize that a limo to the airport, first class airplane ticket, 4-star hotel, and upscale restaurants may not quite be as
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6th - 12th
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Three FUNCTION SYSTEMS Mini Projects - Real World!
8th Grade Functions and Systems of Equations come together in an engaging, real-world project (3 mini projects)!
The projects require the students to create displays that include graphs, tables, domain, range, mapping, and reflection. The students write two functions in each mini project based on a possible real-world scenario. The students must not only visually display their functions in various forms, but they must explain the results and effects of small changes in the data or function.
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7th - 10th
8th Grade Math - END OF YEAR PROJECT (EDITABLE!)
This is a great way to wrap up the year with an 8th grade math class! Students create a fun Review Book that asks them to summarize everything they've learned... while using lots of color and flexing their creativity! * TEACH MULTIPLE SUBJECTS? Check out these other End-of-Year Projects:Bundle of 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Math ($8 discount!)7th Grade Math6th Grade Math ALL of the Common Core 8th Grade math standards are covered! The packet attached starts with clear, page-by-page directions for t
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8th
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Also included in: Middle School Math - End of Year Project BUNDLE!
Flour Sack Baby Project
This is a wonderful project that not only teaches students responsibility, but also the costs associated with a baby and the challenges it poses to anyone's lifestyle. This project has students research information as well as around a flour sack baby for a week and documenting their experience in their journal and family photo album.
Some of the things included in this project are:
1. a letter that can be sent home to parents a week prior to the start of the project givin
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9th - 12th
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Percent of Change, Tax, Tip, Discount - Shopping Project
This fun project on consumer topics originally created to be used as a "holiday shopping project". It has now been made generic for any time of the year, but is easily customizable. It is a great way to assess a unit over percent proportions.
Students use the percent proportion to calculate discounts, taxes, tips, percent off, and original prices. Students create a final product which can be displayed. A rubric is included. Tax rates in the Katy, TX area are utilized but can be customized
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5th - 10th
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Healthcare Systems Project
Groups create a their own healthcare systems by creating a town map. This project combines critical thinking skills, mathematics, and creativity! Students must stay within a budget, think about town demographics and the purpose / benefits of each healthcare facility in their town!
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9th - 12th
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HotWheels Speed Lab with a Distance Time Graph
This is a fun lab to experiment with speed! Supplies needed per group include: make-shift ramp, masking tape, 3 stop watches, meter-stick, hot wheels car and this lab sheet. Students will mark of one, two and three meters with the tape. Three students with stop-watches will stand at each of those meters. Groups will count down and as another student releases their car down the ramp, all stop watches should start their time simultaneously with the release of the car. Each student will stop their
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5th - 7th
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Project Based Learning: Math - Middle School - Cereal Box Project
This is a 6 week comprehensive Project Based Learning Unit that focuses on students redesigning the traditional Cereal Box. Students will work through the Engineering Design Process as well as learn the background mathematical concepts to create a newer version of a Cereal Container that decreases the Surface Area of materials while simultaneously increasing the total Volume. This unit targets 6th grade, but can be modified to meet standards for 5th and 7th grade. NO PREP REQUIRED, just download
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5th - 7th
NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, MS-ETS1-4
, MS-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-3
Also included in: 6th Grade Math Geometry Bundle - 8+ Week Unit (CCSS Aligned) plus PBL
Project: Buying a Home
This is the project I end our Financial Literacy course with each year. After studying the factors that go into purchasing a house, students are given this PowerPoint document to lead them through their own simulation of finding and purchasing a home.
Students must decide what is important to them in purchasing a home, work within a provided budget, and find an actual home for sale that best fits their values.
This PowerPoint walks students through identifying the many key costs that purchasi
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Linear Equations: Water Park Project
In this high interest, extensive assignment, students are given a three part project broken into daily tasks. The project is designed to assess the students profieciency with linear equations. They must design a water park on a coordinate plane, identify points, calculate slope, write equations, solve for midpoint, use the distance formula, and explain their results in a reflection paper.
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7th - 12th
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Credit Card Project -- How long does it really take to pay off the debt?
Every student should understand the ins and outs of credit cards and how easily people fall in the trap of interest payments. Students research their own credit cards, you act as the bank which approves a card, then the students pretend to max it out by buying a few "want" items. They create equations (or excel spreadsheets) to find how long it will take to pay off the debt. This project also goes into a few scenarios such as making a late payment or paying double the minimum required payment
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10th - 12th
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STEM Kid Engineering and Construction -- Hoop and Launcher Game GATE
Kid-built in a few hours . . . this 7 inch tall basketball hoop can be assembled and re-assembled. We’re not going to toss a ball to make baskets with this project. Oh, no . . . we are making a little catapult to launch marshmallows at the hoop! Oh, yes! Sweet!
Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, tr
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3rd - 6th
Elementary Financial Literacy Bundle (Grade 3-6): Budget, Banking, Housing, Food
This bundle includes everything you need to introduce your elementary students in grades 3-6 to important financial literacy topics! They will create a household budget by choosing options for food, transportation, housing, clothing, etc. They will learn how a bank account works by playing a board game and keeping a running tally of their balance. They will learn about all the expenses of home ownership including mortgages and down payments. And they can make their own budget for their Chris
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3rd - 6th
T-Shirt Entrepreneurs PROJECT BASED LEARNING Math Economics GATE 4-8th
Your students will be excited for this “gold medal standard” project-based math, design, and economics activity. It’s appropriate and adaptable for 4th – 8th grade. It has been a staple for my 4th grade gifted and talented math group since 2013.You won’t be the sage on the stage. Students will problem-solve their way through the project working in collaborative teams, and the teacher will guide, be a resource, spur discussion, play devil’s advocate, and provide mini lessons when necessary.In
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: STEAM Class BUNDLE - Math Focus Hours of Hands-on Projects GATE Gifted
Intermediate or Middle School Financial Literacy Bundle: 3 Math Budget Projects
This bundle contains three real-life budgeting projects that increase in degree of difficulty and math skills required. They are a great way to incorporate financial literacy, budgeting, and mathematical practice standards into your middle school classroom! 1) Create Your Dream Store: basic operations (addition and multiplication with large numbers) with a calculator: Students plan the type of store, employee wages, rent of the location, and all the merchandise they would need to buy. 2) Birthd
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5th - 8th
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Polynomial Function Project - Roller Coaster
In this project, students learn how to use polynomial function to model roller coaster rides. In this first part, they are given some polynomial functions to find the relative maximum/minimum, increasing/decreasing intervals, x- and y-intercepts, etc. They will explore the average rate of change. In the second part of the project, students are asked design their own roller coaster given some basic criteria. Students should use graphing devices/computer applications to complete this project.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Design a Room Floorplan Project | Scale Factors, Surface Area | PBL
Students will get so engaged with this project because they get to personalize it!Objective: Students will get a chance to solve an authentic design and budget problem using their knowledge of scale diagrams and surface area. Students develop their financial literacy and communication skills too!Concepts: Scale Diagrams, Surface Area, Financial Literacy, Problem SolvingGrade Level: 8-11What is Included:Student instructions and worksheet including a detailed shopping list for furniture and paint
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6th - 11th
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A Lesson in Financial Literacy - The Game of Life
This resource is a introduction to students of managing finances. Students are given the opportunity to use their knowledge of percents and basic math operations to learn how to manage their money. We found that this activity has the potential to span a few days.Students will learn about:- monthly income- tax deductions- setting a budget- paying for a home- paying for a car- saving and investing towards retirement- and a handful of other finance related topicsI hope you and your students enjoy
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7th - 12th
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STEAM -- Snap n' Shoot Marshmallow Soccer Game
Kid-built in a few hours . . . this goalie, net and goal, and cool marshmallow “snapper” is a complete kid-built soccer game. We don’t have to use our imagination here! Our snapper really shoots the marshmallow ball, and our goalies really defend.
Use this building project as a challenging independent study for upper elementary, as a whole-class engineering project, or use it to make math and science applications like percentages, measurements and geometry, action/reaction, trajectory, etc.
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3rd - 6th
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Also included in: KID CREATED GAMES Standards-based STEM and Math Games Bundle
Personal Finance: Investing in Real Estate - This Flippin Project
This project introduces students to real estate investing related to flipping houses. Students will complete 4 assignments related to real estate investing about house flipping. This self-directed project encompasses many learning modalities. Students can work independently or in small groups. I have been running this exact project for years, and each year I make changes to reflect current market conditions. This bundle starts with helping students develop foundational knowledge of real estate a
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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Road Trip Maths Open Ended, Real Life Extension Project (Addition & Mapping)
Do you want to deliver maths lessons that are based on real-life, engaging material but also in a scaffolded, guided and strategic way that ensures students have enough direction to learn?
This project enables students to plan their dream road trip around any country - the US or elsewhere around the world. They only need access to a scaled map (provided for the US and Australia) and the internet (basic searches like Google to look up activities and hotel costs). If students don't have access t
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4th - 7th
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Create Your Own Statistics Project
This document contains a statistics project description that allows students to create their own project. This is suitable for high school and beginning level college statistics class. Students will design their own study - formulate research questions, collect data, organize and summarize the findings, calculate confidence interval and construct hypothesis testing. Certain restrictions are outlined in the document. Students will experience the complexity of constructing their own study. They ar
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10th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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"The Great Food Truck Project" - Rate, Proportions, and Percents Unit Assessment
A rates and proportions unit project, centering around the real-world use of percentages and rates. Students work with a small group to create their own concept for a food truck, including what food and drink options they would sell. Using inspiration for "The Great Food Truck Race" and "Sharktank" TV shows, students work to create a best-selling idea, that also showcases their own values as a "company".I hope to share more information and examples of how I use this project with my upcoming ye
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6th - 8th
Wild Things w/ Visual Texture Step-by-Step Powerpoint Drawing & Painting Lesson
This download is a step-by-step PowerPoint with instructions, pictures, links, and media to help your young students through the steps to make a creative wild thing based on the creatures in Where the Wild Things are, by Maurice Sendak. This instructional video will help your students understand the drawing process.You may also be interested this handout for practicing visual texture on a wild thing.You may also be interested in this wild thing interactive game.Here are some Wild Thing Examples.
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PreK - 4th
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Also included in: Create a Wild Thing Bundle
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