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Free 8th grade math simulations
Bank Account: The Checkbook Project class economy financial literacy
The Checkbook Project pumps life into a classroom the way the Paycheck Protection Program pumped cash into Corporate America. It improves test scores, inspires the entrepreneurial spirit, and even turns your most-challenging students into pussycats. We know, almost no one writes checks anymore, but The Checkbook Project isn’t about checks or paper money. It’s about creating an economic infrastructure in your classroom. It teaches financial literacy and real-world math skills while serving as an
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4th - 8th
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Finding Simple & Compound Interest - Car Activity
This is a quick, one page activity involving simple and compound interest. It presents a car and its price and offers four financing options. Students calculate the total to be repaid for each option. Great for comparing compound and simple interest or showing how length of a loan affects credit!Key is included. Discussion question page coming soon!TEKS: 8.12A, 8.12B, 8.12D, and 8.12E
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7th - 10th
Alaskan Earthquake Epicenter Location Activity (November 30, 2018)
In this activity students will analyze seismograms from three seismic stations in Alaska. They will use the difference in arrivals times of the primary and secondary waves with a travel time curve to determine the distance from the epicenter to the seismic stations. Using the epicenter distance and a drawing compass student can triangulate the location of the November 30th, 2018 Alaskan earthquake.For information about how to read a seismogram, I suggest having students read this website: http:/
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5th - 10th
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Financial Literacy Video Game - HTML5 Distance Learning (Educator Free Trial)
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. Free Educator Trial Version! Obtain access to a free version of the game just because you're awesome! Test out 21st century game based learning for yourself before purchasing for use in your classroom. This is a trial copy available only to educators for classroom testi
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Day 3 - Weekly Shopping List / Grocery Budget Worksheet
On Day 3 of the Socioeconomic Simulation, students will use real, tangible grocery magazines to determine a weekly shopping list for their profile. After calculating the prices of their groceries for a week, students may multiply by "four" to determine the grocery budget for the month, and update the previous class period's budget accordingly.
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7th - 12th
Also included in: Financial Literacy/Socioeconomic Simulation 5-Day Unit
Unit Rate and Percent Project: Duct Tape Pencil Pouch Business Plan
This project asks students to form a fictitious business selling duct tape pencil pouches. Students complete a variety of math problems calculating the cost to produce the pouches, cost of labor, determining profit, setting selling prices, and creating manufacturers suggested retail prices.
What math is involved?
-Finding area of a rectangle (decimal or fraction)
-Finding unit rate and unit price
-Using percent of a number to determine profit/cost
-Decimal and whole number computational skil
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6th - 8th
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FREEBIE - Templates: Group Generator, Name Chooser, Timer, Activity, ... etc.
This Smart Notebook file contains tools that are helpful to use in managing the classroom. A "Group Generator" tool allows you to generate as many groups as you wish. A "Word Chooser" tool allows you to pick on a student for an answer at random. A "Timer" allows to manage your class time effectively. Different type of timers are also included such as firecracker. Also, for those who are teaching probability, an interactive die, spinner, and card are also available in this template file.
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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2 Dice Probability Bingo Game
Simple Bingo game where students can use a bingo game as an experiment to discover which values are the highest probability in either the sum of 2 dice or the difference of 2 dice.
Students fill in the sheets with values they think will come up. They get to fill in one square per round if the have a value that matches the sum/difference of the dice. After the first game is played, it should be played again to allow students to use their understanding to improve their chances. Eg. using more
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5th - 8th
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Save the Hikers (Grades 6-9) Pre-Algebra to Algebra
This lesson activity is an educational game that teaches:
1) How using the distance formula is important in a very real life situation and,
2) How to optimize a network of path from the inside of a triangle to its vertices.
2 Versions of the game are provided. One for students just learning to use the distance formula and the second for student's who wish to cooperate and find the shortest distance between 4 points.
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6th - 10th
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Insurance Game
This realistic insurance game may be one of the best ways for students to understand how insurance works. Give a brief overview of car insurance, then play this game, allowing students to participate in paying monthly auto insurance premiums, experiencing a "month" of risk (only fender-benders in this game!) and then ultimately explore what happens to money paid for premiums. This will be a great activity to facilitate questions. A few are listed at the bottom but your students will surely think
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7th - 12th
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Conversions - Human Number Line Activity
This activity is designed to be used a fun review for converting between fractions, decimals, and percents.. As students enter the room, you will tape a number to their back (they will not look at it).
They can only as "yes" or "no" questions until they determine the value of their number. Once they do that, they will then go to the front of the room to create a human number line based on how their number compares to the rest of the class.
STAAR, TEKS, Number line, Conversion, Compare,
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5th - 9th
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Volume of Rectangular Prisms Hands on Activity
This hands on activity is student centered and student led and allows the students to investigate and discover volume of rectangular prisms. For this activity, the students can use snap cubes to complete the project. There is a hint on the bottom of the project to help the students complete it. For this project, the teacher is just there to facilitate and give leading questions. The students can work in teams and arrive at the correct answer in many ways.
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6th - 9th
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STEM bin labels
Super cute STEM bin labels! PDF format, but if you would like the PowerPoint version for editing please let me know. Size: 4"Lx5"W
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PreK - 12th
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FREE VERSION - Additive Inverse & Zero Pair Ninjas for teaching Integers
Do you need an interactive, fun, and engaging way to teach integers, zero pairs, or additive inverses? This PowerPoint is your answer, and will allow students to visually see what is happening when you add integers. It uses "good" and "bad" ninjas to demonstrate concepts of additive inverse and zero pairs.
If your student is not understanding how to add or subtract integers, please give this a try. Your students will love it! Mine do!
This is the free version where you are limited to 10 ninjas
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6th - 10th
Probability Intro to simulation using dice
This is the perfect introductory activity to simulation and probability. It could be used in Algebra 2 and basic Statistics courses. It could also be used in 6th through 8th grade to introduce probability.
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6th - 12th
Mouse Money: Play Money for the Classroom
Use this cute Mouse Money for economic activities, incentives, and games. This play money design uses a realistic currency background with a central portrait of a cute mouse. Use different colored paper or shrink print size to fit your specific needs.
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Economics Vocabulary & Activity Pac
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K - 12th
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Personal Budget Worksheet
Worksheet for careers research that works in reverse order. Students estimate amounts in each category to determine how much they will then need to earn each month to meet their needs.
Easily editable Word document, so you can change the estimate amounts to better reflect the costs in your community.
Useful for careers classes and college and university counseling.
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7th - 12th
Adding and Subtracting Negative Values Math Mat
This resource simplifies the concept of adding and subtracting negative values. Students will grasp the nuances of integer arithmetic, through tactile interaction and visualization.What's Inside:Math Mat: The math mat features a number line and 2 items to cut out - a rectangle and an arrow. Cut-Outs: Two sheets filled with pieces with values on them, ranging from +1 to +5 and -1 to -5, respectively. These items represent integer values during problem-solving. Problem Sheet: 10 problems focused
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6th - 9th
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Independent Living Skills Scenarios- Money Management and Cost of Living
PART 1 IN MY INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS ACTIVITIES!! Independent Living Skills activities including calculating wages from hourly salary and calculating cost of living.This download includes the following:IN THE NIK OF TIME Cover Page (1 page)How To Use (1 page)Independent Living Skills Scenarios- Money Management (2 pages)Independent Living Skills- Cost of Living (1 page)Independent Living Skills Scenarios- Money Management Answer Key (2 pages)In completing the Independent Living Skills Scenario
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6th - 12th
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Counting Cash: Students Practice Handling Money Through Simulated Transactions
Students practice handling money through simulated purchases and sales transactions.Big ideaKnowing how to make change can help you prevent costly and embarrassing mistakes and help make sure you’re in control of your moneyEssential questionsWhy is it important to be able to conduct efficient and accurate money transactions?What strategies can I use to accurately calculate my change after making a purchase? ObjectivesPractice counting out the correct amount of change after a simulated purchasePr
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6th - 8th
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Scientific Notation Virtual Field Trip/Scavenger Hunt
COOLEST WEBSITE EVER!!!! Have your students go on a scientific notation scavenger hunt and make connections/observations about scientific notation and standard form. Great intro/hook lesson!
Note: The website now costs money, but there is an older version that is free.
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7th - 9th
Water Jug Bomb Defusal - A "Ratios" Ticking Clock Scenario
Water Jug Bomb Defusal is a great task to get students thinking and working in math teams to solve a fun problem. See how many solutions your students can come up with. My own students really enjoyed this task. An explosive (and positively cinematic!) good time for a Thinking Classroom. Enjoy!
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6th - 8th
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Gamified Classroom Economy System | Math Class Structure
PURPOSE: Start making your students take responsibility for their own learning and homework – students earn "income" (into their imaginary checking accounts) by completing homework assignments, projects or extra practice. Then, once money has been deposited, students will have options for what they would like to spend that money on. In addition, there are also classroom fines which students can receive "a ticket" for such as talking at the wrong time or not sitting in their seats.WHAT’S INCLUDED
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5th - 8th
200+ Teaching Resource Weblinks
This document lists over 200 links to valuable websites and teaching resources. Links are listed under the subject categories of: English, Mathematics, Science, Geography, History, Social Studies, Commerce, Languages. For more Classroom Revision resources see my store and the MAKEorBREAK website.
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7th - 12th
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