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Middle school decimals simulations under $5
Stock Market Game
This game is fun! Your students will love to do math when they invest in a fictional stock market. Your students will be excited to add, subtract, and multiply decimals. Here's how it works:
The stock market includes 18 fictitious companies. "Current News" is released each day that affects the value of each stock. "Future Predictions" offer hints as to which stocks may go up or down. Students will buy and sell stocks as they hope to maximize their investment. Who will have the most money b
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4th - 6th
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Decimals Project based learning Monster Ice Cream Parlor
Welcome to The Monster Ice Cream Parlor Decimal focused project-based learning! In this student-tested and approved project, students jump into ownership of the monster ice cream parlor. They create flavors, set prices, and graph their sales all while practicing adding, subtracting and multiplying decimals, and graphing. Included in this ready to use project:- Student pages for building a monster ice cream parlor- Student pages for calculating revenue- Student pages for graphing revenue and s
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4th - 6th
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Also included in: 6th grade math MEGA resource bundle
The Game of Life | Math Exploration
PURPOSE: This simulation gives your math class a chance to experience what it is like to be an adult. Students will be randomly assigned a job and a family and be required to calculate a month’s worth of expenses.This activity brings up some great discussions about how money works, what happens when the money runs out, single parenting, managing a budget and so much more. This is such a useful resource for the modern middle school mathematics teacher!WHAT’S INCLUDED:This product contains:✏️ 18 p
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5th - 8th
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Real Life Math: Percents: Credit Card Debt Worksheet - Scenario # 2
The scenario on this chart is as follows:
"MasterCard sent you a fabulous new credit card offer in the mail. It is a special card for teens with really low minimum monthly payment percent of 4%. In exchange for the low minimum monthly payment percent, MasterCard raised your APR to 18%. You decide to use this credit card instead of the Visa in Scenario #1. Fill out the chart and determine the amount of money you spent and your remaining balance. "
The chart is a great way for students to di
Grades:
7th - 10th
StockUp - A Stock Market project for the Maths classroom
StockUp - A Stock Market project for the Maths classroomIn this challenge students are given $1000 to invest in the stock exchange. They combine with other students to create an investment group. Individually and as a group they will then track this investment over the term or year.I do this every year with my Math class and it is often a highlight of the year for students. They learn lots about investments and money markets along the way.Great for understanding decimal numbers and percentages a
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4th - 8th
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Multiply Decimals: Run a Lemonade Stand! 4.OA.2 5.NBT.7
Students add, subtract, and multiply decimals while running their very own lemonade stand. Their goal, to earn enough money to buy the coveted Robot-tron.
Students find the cost of production, set a price, decide when to sell, and calculate their profit. Their every decision affects the final outcome.
* Gain familiarity of what goes in to starting a business.
* Engaging concept gives decimals meaning with everyday applications.
* Students work in groups to complete their goal.
*Can be easily
Grades:
4th - 6th
The Ultimate Basketball Learning Activity & Game - Data Management & Probability
DATA MANAGEMENT AND BASKETBALL!Can be used as a performance task for Data Management and Number Sense and Numeration! Want an exciting and fun activity to get students interested in Data Management? This is the resource for you! Combining competitive gameplay, exciting research, and fun this activity is a surefire way to get your class interested in Data Management. You'll create player profiles and using experimental probability determine the outcome of basketball games played between your
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Scholarship Project Based Learning - Adding & Subtracting Decimals
Congratulations! Your students are awarded a set amount of money to spend to decorate their college dorm room. The activity includes:
* Step by Step Instructions
* Balance Sheet
* Sample Checks
* Additional Earning Opportunities
* Differentiation Suggestions
* Teacher Tips
* Rubric
With this problem based learning activity, your students will have practice adding and subtracting decimals, balancing a check registry, writing checks, planning a budget, shopping for the best deal, and man
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5th - 8th
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Save the Patient Math Race/Scavenger Hunt / Multiply and Divide Decimals /Doctor
This is a great way to combine math and science in an engaging way!Use for classroom transformation, thematic unit, or a stand-alone activity.Students will solve math problems based on actual human body facts. Problems will require students to multiply or divide decimals, up to the hundredths place. At the end, students must use their knowledge of the human body to place their organs in the correct spots. Two copies included; color and grayscale.Answer Key and Directions included.
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5th - 7th
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Percents: Understanding Credit Card Debt Worksheet for Students - Scenario 3
This chart covers the following scenario:
"Capital One offers a special credit card for teens. It has a spending limit of $100 per month and a very low monthly payment of 2%. The APR for this card is also pretty low at 7%. You talk to your parents and they agree that it sounds safe so they cosign the card with you. You now have your own credit card to use for monthly purchases and do not have to constantly ask your parents for money. You will owe your parents the remaining balance at the end
Grades:
7th - 10th
Lots of People - Decimal PBL
This project comes with many variations to differentiate for students of all levels. The goal of the project is for students to plan a fair, either individually or in groups. Once they have planned the fair the answer keys tell you how many people actually attended and what activities they participated in. Students then do the math to find their real profits and revenue and reflect on the whole event by creating a presentation summarizing what happened and what they might do differently next tim
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4th - 7th
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Compare and Order Numbers Activity
This activity is designed to be used weekly (all year) to reinforce comparing and ordering numbers, and the numbers get more complex as the year progresses. The students will start with just positive integers, and end with ordering all forms of numbers on a single number line. To use this activity, you will need to hang a taught piece of string or yarn somewhere in your room that is easily accessible to all students upon their entry to the room. Each student will be given a number and needs t
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5th - 9th
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Place Value with Real World Money Math, Life Skills, Financial Literacy
Life Skills - Real World MathI love using real life math with my students! With this lesson, students can clearly see how math is used in their every day lives. My class always has so much fun with this lesson that they don't even realize how much they are learning all at once!It is also one of my favorite lessons because it covers place value and economics in a fun and engaging way... by writing checks!Whats included?printable checkbookcheck register money word problems to solve & write c
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4th - 7th
Decimal Operations: Let's Go on a Road Trip
I created this road trip simulation as an end of unit activity to bring decimal operations to life for my students. Calculations involving money is just one way that students will interact with decimals in the real world.I use this activity in my fifth grade classroom, but the difficulty level could be adjusted to fit the needs of the students in your grade level. For example, teachers could incorporate rates (7th grade) by inviting students to calculate the gallons of gas necessary for the tr
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5th - 6th
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Buying a Home: Everyday Life Skills Math Series: Booklet
It is everyone’s dream to some day own their own home. This activity is designed for middle school, junior high school, and beyond to introduce or review basic mathematical theory while preparing each student for Real World experiences. The “Buying a Home” packet will explain the terms and concepts that each student will face when looking to purchase a home. Terms such as mortgage, closing costs, adjustable rate mortgage (ARM), and others will be discussed throughout each activity. Activitie
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4th - 10th, Adult Education
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Math Summer Road Trip
A fun end-of-the-year math and geography project to be completed digitally. Students will use their math skills to plan out a road trip. They will track their mileage, money spent, and use ordered pairs and plotting skills. Students will choose their own destinations and research things to see if various locations across the country. Students take the lead in this self-directed and motivating project. Perfect for end-of-the-year "right brain" days!
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4th - 8th
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Christmas on a Budget
COMMON CORE ALIGNED! This is a project to be used around the holiday season. It teaches students the value of a budget in a real-world setting. They will look through sales flyers and use the attached worksheets to record their ideas and shopping lists. They will also make decimal calculations. The file contains a four page document with teacher instructions and worksheets for students to use to record their ideas, calculations, and final shopping list.
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4th - 6th
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Why Paying the Minimum is Bad - Credit Card Debt Calculator - Percents
This Excel file is set up to show students how quickly debt can add up if they only pay the minimum balance on a credit card. The spreadsheet is already formatted to do the calculations for you! All you have to change is your initial credit card balance and change the APR and minimum payment balance to fit different scenarios. This is a quick way to show your students the "big picture" when it comes to credit card debt. It is also a nice way to introduce students to applications of percents
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7th - 10th
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Decimal Division
This 19-slide PowerPoint Presentation teaches the process of dividing by a decimal number through long division. It is based on Common Core 6th grade math standard: CCSS.Math.Content.6.NS.B3. You could employ this instructional presentation anywhere from 20 to 40 minutes depending on how much student interaction and stopping points are incorporated. This would also make for a great item to place on your teacher web site. Use it for full class instruction or individual use.
First it introduces a
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6th
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Stock Market Simulation
Hello teachers!
This is a unit I teach every year with my 4th Grade Gifted and Talented Students and I am super excited to share it with you. I use it help understanding with place value and build fluency with decimals with a real life backdrop. Right now this is very basic but I do plan to have it grow over the years as I continue to test, expand, and refine this unit! I do hope you enjoy.
This resource includes:
A pre/post assessment with answer key.
Practice sheets to introduce concepts.
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4th - 6th
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Exploring Unit Rate: Shopping for a Party
Students will analyze grocery store advertisements to determine the least expensive alternative to purchasing food for a party. This is a multi-step project-based learning unit, requiring students to choose items to shop for, compare prices per unit, add sales tax, and determine what they will have to pay alone and if they were to split the cost with friends. Topics covered include numerical operations (multiplication, division, unit rate, decimal operations), comprehension of functional text, a
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5th - 8th
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Decimals: Estimating, Adding, and Multiplying [Real World Task] 5.NBT.7
In this no prep task, students will estimate, multiply, and add decimals in a real word scenario.
Students assume the role of someone helping the character, "Maci," by doing her grocery shopping. Before "leaving for the store," students need to estimate to find out how much cash to bring.
By applying this skill to a real life scenario, students are more engaged and motivated to work.
***Also great for sub plans
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5th - 7th
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Place Value and the Salmon Run
This game is designed to help students practice their ability to add decimals with differing place values all while deepening their science and history knowledge of the salmon migration and its importance to the Indians of the Northwest Coast. This interactive game will have students acting as salmon to begin their migration from the ocean to laying their eggs in fresh water, then doing math problems to solve a puzzle to see what animal may have eaten them during their journey.
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4th - 6th
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Make Your Own Company
I came up with the idea of creating a company as a form of authentic intellectual work. Fortunately for me, my principal officially observed me during this particular lesson and told me later that he taught it was “exceptional”. I hope you can use it in your classroom so the students can use their creativity and learn math at the same time. There’s a broad range of mathematical value that can be associated to this lesson including, but not limited to:
Ordering decimals
Adding decimals
Subtractin
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Grades:
4th - 8th
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