Student determine a safe debt load. For this credit interview lesson, high schoolers explore the importance of budgeting, saving and investing. They examine the pros and cons of using a credit card. Students discuss how to build credit,...

Young scholars rotate through six studying stations solving problems that involve applying and interpreting aspects of mass. They solve various word problems, and measure the contents of cans and calculate the mass of two cans.

Fifth graders investigate the connection between taxes and government services.  For this economics lesson, 5th graders discuss the process and benefits of paying sales and income taxes.  Using calculators, students compute the...

Seventh graders utilize the Internet for use of search engines to plan a trip. They research and develop expenses for a trip and divide and round the cost of things to the nearest tenth.

Students explore the concept of budgeting. In this budgeting lesson, students pretend to have $120 to spend on camping gear for a camping trip. Students decide which items are absolutely necessary. Students calculate the total amount...

Students investigate the concept of using different types of presentations to help solve mathematical problems. They research the use of illustrations to help understand data and its interpretation in a graphing format. Students also...

Middle schoolers discuss the importance of recycling and preventing pollution. In groups, they complete mini-studies on various environmental issues and evaluate different consumer products. They use global warming data to determine...

Students explore the role of government in the economy market. For this economics lesson, students analyze the decision making and how it takes into consideration additional cost, benefits and public awareness of what they are trying to...

Middle schoolers conduct research to determine the operating costs and considerations for a Major League Baseball stadium. They act as consultants and formulate recommendations for ticket prices, player salaries, rainy day play and...

Learners explore the basic geometric shapes and geometric shape vocabulary through the use of geoboards and virtual geoboards. They create a variety of shapes with a partner, build ten different rectangles on their geoboards, and...

Students work with patterns to develop formulas that will help them determine total cost. In this patterning lesson, students watch a video about an NBA trainer. (not included) They work in groups to access the assigned Internet websites...

Young scholars research percentages in real world situations. In this percents lesson, students demonstrate their ability to apply percents to everyday situations. Young scholars communicate mathematically by conducting interviews about...

Two students are blindfolded and each receives a cardboard square, one with pompoms glued around the edge and one with pompoms glued all over the surface. They identify what they feel. The class discusses perimeter and area of polygons....

Students calculate and graph the costs of essential items needed in Kosovar refugee camps on an individual, family, and camp basis. Additionally, students explore how relief organizations and businesses participate in relief efforts.

Students use a variety of Web sites to obtain specific information about the campaign finances of different Presidential hopefuls. They create graphs that illustrate all of the aspects of campaign finances researched,

Second graders utilize manipulatives (pentominoes) to demonstrate knowledge of: lines of symmetry, slides, reflections (flips), rotations (turns), area, and perimeter. This lesson gives students a meaningful way to practice these...

Students identify the similarities and differences between an debit and credit card. In this debit or credit lesson plan, student explain the advantages and disadvantages of using cash and consumer credit to purchase good and services...

Learners compute measures of central tendency.  For this range, mean, median and mode lesson, students gather information on the internet, organize the data and then compute the measures of central tendency.  They create a...

Students study the basic economic trilogy (scarcity, choice, and costs). In this money management lesson, students use a scenario of a High School Prom to calculate how scarcity, choice and cost apply by completing provided worksheets...

Students explore probability. In this probability instructional activity, students look at videos and websites where they discover probability facts that can be used in situations. They determine the probability of different events. 

Students explore the concepts of bartering and trading. In this algebra activity, students barter with each other for different items. They use special cards to designate ownership of an item as they explore the complexity of bartering.

Students set up and collect data for a virtual lemonade stand. In this entrepreneurship, economics, and technology lesson, students purchase ingredients, determine costs, and set up a virtual lemonade stand. Students consider weather...

Students design models to simulate actual events using various random devices. They estimate the likelihood of a particular outcome using results of simulation. In addition, they simulate the births of three children to a using a coin.

Students collect data by conducting a survey of fellow classmates. They investigate the relationship between estimates obtained from samples and theoretical probabilities. Answer keys included.