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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
Grades:
5th - 8th
Budget Spreadsheet Project (personal finance & math skills)
A step-by-step project with detailed instructions on how to set up an Excel spreadsheet budget. Students will apply math skills in context of a real-life budgeting situation.
Students will create a budget:
-Based on their future career choice.
-Independently by following the instructions using an Excel Spreadsheet.
-Over the course of at least 2 class periods (typically students take at least 2.5 hours to complete this project).
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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Percents: Understanding Credit Card Debt Worksheet for Student - Scenario 1
The question listed on Scenario 1 is as follows:
"In this scenario we purchased 1 item for $1000. (This could be a new TV, summer vacation, Laptop, etc.) We did not have the cash at the time so we charged it to our Visa. This particular credit card requires that we make a minimum payment of 13% each month. It also has an APR of 10%. Fill out the chart to find out how much you have paid at the end of the year and if you have a remaining balance. "
The chart is a great way for students to disc
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Grades:
7th - 10th
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Checking Account Simulation
Do you need a lesson to teach students how to balance a checkbook? A PowerPoint presentation is included instructs students on how to balance their own checkbook and then gives them some "real world" practice. The PowerPoint includes writing a check, using a debit card, and making deposits. Also included is the handouts that you will give students in order for them to participate in the simulation. One handout is a checkbook register and the other handout has blank checks that students will writ
Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Concession Stand - A Full Unit Business Simulation
Concession Stand is a business simulation for grades 8 - 12. Students will open a business and use their math skills to complete order forms, update inventory, pay bills, keep a ledger, and open for days of sale. This project works with higher level Blooms Taxonomy and allows students to work together in groups.
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8th - 12th
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Distributive Property: Changing Expressions
This 22-slide PowerPoint presentation demonstrates how to use common factors and the distributive property to change an expression. Addition problems involving whole numbers are changed into a multiplication problem which is the product of the greatest common factor of the addends and the sum of two whole numbers that have no GCF other than "1". The content is based on 6th grade Common Core standard: CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.4. The presentation takes about 30 minutes, but time considerations dep
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Grades:
6th
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Caribbean Economy Simulation (Supply and Demand/Single Crop)
In this simulation, students will play the role of Plantation owner and will try to grow their sugarcane empire through buying and selling fields, paying workers' wages and government taxes, and reaping the profit after each harvest. However, it also demonstrates the law of supply and demand and teaches a lesson about diversifying your economy as the price of sugarcane fluctuates on the world market from harvest to harvest. Students wait in breathless anticipation as each harvest price is reveal
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6th - 9th
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2 WEEK CLASSROOM STOCK MARKET - Financial Literacy for most Grade levels!
A two week (with room for adding or taking away) activity simulating the stock market in your classroom! Students will interact with 8 different age-appropriate 'stocks':- Gold, Shell gas, McDonald's, Banana, Air Canada, Cineplex, Nike, GoogleStart each day with an exciting, hands-on, and real-world skills based 15-20 mins of students buying, selling, and trading in the classroom stock market. Students will be able to practice mental math of all basic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplic
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4th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Tape Diagrams: Computing Parts of a Whole
This PowerPoint presentation serves as an introduction to solving problems that involve finding parts of a whole by using tape diagrams. The process is clearly explained and modeled including examples using fractions and percents converted to fractions. The product can be used as an interactive class lesson or for individual student use due to absence or remediation. The amount of time spent using this presentation will vary depending on the teacher's usage of stopping points and/or student inte
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6th
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Farming Simulation Math Project
I created this project to used with my 4th grade highly-gifted class. It incorporates multiplication, division, decimals, money management, and area into a complex and engaging simulation project. Students work with a group to purchase fields and seeds to plant each "year". They then roll the dice to determine what the weather will be like that year and how it will affect their crop growth. Then, they calculate their profit by "selling" the crops that made it through the year. They purchase
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4th - 7th
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City Block Math Project
This project was originally created to be used with highly gifted students in a fourth grade classroom, but can most definitely be adapted for other ages and abilities as well. Some skills that it focuses on: multiplication, division, perimeter, area, money, and drawing to scale.
For this project, I create groups of students who together design a city block based on requirements that I have given them. They must find the area of each building and will later use these areas to determine costs
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4th - 7th
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Life Science - Natural Selection and Adaptations of Ocean Organisms
This Life Science lab investigation explores natural selection and adaptations of ocean organisms. The lab is directly tied to NGSS expectations (MS-LS4-4, MS-LS4-6).
INCLUDES:
• A one-page teacher guide with NGSS connections.
• A blank student-page with procedure, data table, and analysis questions.
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7th - 10th
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Unit Rate: A Special Type of Ratio
This 18-slide PowerPoint presentation introduces the concept of a unit rate. It assumes students have already learned about the concept of a ratio. The material is based on Common Core 6th grade math standard: CCSS.Math.Content.6.RP.A.2. The presentation begins with a problem trying to compare two ratios to determine the best gas mileage. A tape diagram model is used to transform the ratios into unit rates to see how much more helpful they are when making comparisons. Unit rates are calculated u
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6th
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Greatest Common Factor
This 28-slide PowerPoint presentation guides you through the process that leads to finding the greatest common factor of given numbers. It can be used for full class or individual instruction. The time you spend on this presentation depends on how much student involvement you allow and stopping points encountered for emphasis. This presentation is a great reference to place on your teacher webpage as well. The content is based on the 6th grade Common Core math standard: CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.
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6th
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Decimal Multiplication
This 19-slide PowerPoint presentation develops the procedures used to multiply decimal numbers. This presentation is based on the 6th grade Common Core math standard: CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B.3. It can be used for class or individual instruction. Use it on your teacher web page as a student resource when needed. The presentation should take about 20-30 minutes of class time depending on stopping points you find necessary and student participation. The presentation begins demonstrating how you li
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6th
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Conceptual Understanding for Operations: Rectangular Models
This PowerPoint includes animations for operations of whole numbers, decimals fractions and place value with rectangular models. You can demonstrate to students side-by-side the procedural and conceptual steps to add, subtract, multiply and divide rational numbers. To properly show animation, present to Presentation View. This item is designed to make teachers' explanation of operations meaningful and connect different levels of rigor. Topics include: place value, adding whole numbers, subt
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1st - 9th, Adult Education
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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Grades:
6th - 10th
Least Common Multiple
This 18-slide PowerPoint presentation uses word problems to explore the role of multiples in solving them. It begins with defining a multiple before being introduced to problems involving common multiples. In the first problem you're looking for several common multiples over a period of time. The second problem is looking for the next time an events occur simultaneously (LCM). After summarization there is a problem students can work along with solution so they can check their work. The presentat
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6th
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Fractions as Decimal and Percents E-Lab Handout- Ipad Interactive Activity
This exploration handout is to be used with the interactive Fraction Model E-Lab from the National Council of Teacher of Mathmatics. This activity is best completed on an Ipad or computer. The handout helps guide the exploration of different representations for fractions including improper fractions, mixed numbers, decimals, and percentages. Additionally, there are length, area, region, and set models. Adjust numerators and denominators to see how they alter the representations and models. Use t
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3rd - 7th
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Decimals Review Farmers Market
Transform your classroom into a Farmers Market to practice adding and subtracting decimals!File Format: Microsoft Word (completely editable!)Included in your purchase:· Page 1 – Student Recording Sheet· Page 2 – Student Reflection Partner Activity· Page 3 – Farmers Market Stand Profits Recording Sheet· Page 4 – Vouchers Page· Page 5 – Calculator Rental Receipts· Page 6 & 7 – Rules and ExpectationsBonus - Tips for successfully facilitating this activity!
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4th - 6th
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Paper Tower Project
Students use a budget to build the most economical tower. They use graphing skills to graph class data. Rubric is attached
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5th - 8th
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Clasroom Economy Job Description
Students will find a detailed description of each job and expectations as well as amount each job will make a week.
Certain jobs have special privileges attached on other page.
Enable editing to view full document and create your own variations.
Grades:
3rd - 6th
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Reduced Multiplication Tables
In this method of the "reduced multiplication tables", we use the propiety conmutative, reducing terms in each one of them, memorazing with the minimum effor and getting the best results. Enjoy it!.
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Grades:
3rd - 6th
FREE VERSION - The TOM Function Machine Converting Inputs into Outputs
The TOM Function Machine is an interactive Power Point that will allow your students to visually see a value being inputted into the machine, and an output that results.
You control when the input is entered and when the output is shown, giving you time and opportunities to have discussions with students. After visually seeing input-output relationships, students can guess what the function rule is. Your press a button to reveal the rule and see if students were correct.
See it in action here
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Grades:
6th - 10th
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