Applied Math Lesson Plans

1. Browntown Mall- A unit to help 4th-5th graders learn about community job responsibilities, while earning "Browntown Bucks" to be used in shopping adventures in the Browntown Mall.
2. Budgeting- To help students understand principles of budgeting.
3. Class Bank- To learn about banking and how to use money more wisely.
4. Clip and Save- The student will demonstrate money using coupons.
5. Comparison Shopping- To teach students the benefits of comparison shopping.
6. Free Standing Structure- This activity is designed to show students that cost, time, planning, modeling, designs, teamwork, and application are important in learning about "real world" construction projects.
7. Let s Do Math!- Offers a variety of ways to make math fun!

1. Manipulating Formulae...Using Recipes To Understand- The student will develop a tentative understanding of writing and using formulae.
2. Math in Daily Life- . In this exhibit, you'll look at the language of numbers through common situations, such as playing games or cooking. Put your decision-making skills to the test by deciding whether buying or leasing a new car is right for you, and predict how much money you can save for your retirement by using an interest calculator.
3. Mathematics Experiences Through Image Processing (METIP)- This page contains pointers to a more detailed description of the METIP project and to the educational software that has been developed as part of the METIP project.
4. Money Values- Using an interactive project, the children will be able to learn the values of money.
5. Not Allowed (Money counting)- Students will learn to use the fewest coins possible for a given total amount.
6. Real life situations using basic math skills- Give the students a real life situation that requires the use of all the knowledge they have learned, so they can put it to use in a realistic situation.
7. Santa's Elf Spreadsheet- To use problem solving strategies and a spreadsheet template to determine what can be bought within a budget.
8. Savings Bank- To develop a positive attitude about planning, organizing, and saving.
9. Shopping- Students are often taught money skills through the use of worksheets. They're seldom given a chance to apply the skill in a realistic manner and often become bored with the drill of worksheets. This lesson provides them with practice opportunities prior to going into the community to shop.
10. The Game of Life- The objective of this lesson is to not only work on basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and subtraction, but to also gain an understanding of money and how it is used in the real world.