Mathematics
Arithmetic Sequences and Linear Growth
Students find common differences, extend arithmetic sequences, use aₙ = a₁ + (n − 1)d, and model plant growth and savings with linear equations.
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Business & personal finance
Checking Account Register: Keep the Balance Straight
Students fill in a running balance in a check register, reconcile it with a bank statement, and work out an overdraft fee and savings interest.
Social studies
Money and Banking: Interest, Loans and Saving
Students match the functions of money, then calculate simple and compound interest, loan costs and a bank’s lending margin.
Business & personal finance
Needs, Wants and Savings: Jordan’s Weekly Budget
Students sort a teen’s weekly expenses into needs, wants and savings, add the totals, and decide what to cut.
Business & personal finance
Price It Right: Markup, Discounts and Pricing Strategies
Students calculate markup, discounts, margin and bundle savings, compare two pricing choices, and match six common pricing strategies to their definitions.
Science
Renewable or Nonrenewable? Energy Sources and Your Power Bill
Students classify eight energy sources as renewable or nonrenewable, then calculate sample electricity bills and the savings from a more efficient light bulb.
Business & personal finance
Smart Shopper: Unit Prices, Sales, Saving Goals and Giving
Students compare unit prices and sale offers, plan how long it takes to reach a saving goal, and calculate a charitable gift with an employer match.
Business & personal finance
The Power of Compound Interest
Students use the compound interest formula and a provided growth-factor table to compare simple and compound interest and see why starting early matters.
Career & technical ed.
Your First Paycheck: Gross, Net, and a Simple Budget
Students calculate gross pay, a made-up tax withholding, and net pay for a part-time job, then build a weekly savings and spending plan.