Wealth Not Cash
A fundamental concept in finance, students are taught to understand their financial well-being in terms of wealth, rather than simply cash. Throughout the lesson, a series of activities and applications are used to entrench this new way of thinking about finance. In addition, the lesson uses the accounting equations to get a precise mathematical model of these concepts, and students must critically apply them in varying contexts in order to deepen their understanding.
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Compound Interest and Your Financial Life Cycle
The materials include a detailed lesson plan and slides, a complete set of worksheet and answer keys, along with a project-based final assessment which combines mathematical skill with financial reasoning. This provides a fresh approach to teaching both compound interest and exponents, one that allows students to critically analyze decisions regarding borrowing and investment and find an authentic application of mathematics.
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Logarithms and FiCycle LOGs
The available materials include cutout paper LOGs, a teacher’s guide, 13 worksheets to teach various properties of logarithms, change of base formula, solving equations using logarithms, and more.
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Equality Relations and Net Worth
In this math lesson, students will use net income & net worth equations to learn about wealth and equality.