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Will I Ever Be Able to Fill My Piggy Bank? (What Good is Math?)

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Visit this site: http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/education/projects/webunits/math/banking.html
Author:Peck, Rosser, Pifer; University of Richmond
Description: Managing personal finances - a page was created to familiarize students with basic skills helpful in paying bills, balancing a checkbook and calculating interest on a savings account. Activities for learning how to keep track of a checking or savings account; links to other sites: Interactive Stockmarket Project; Personal Finance Network; Cheapskate Monthly; How to Calculate Compound Interest; Choosing the Right Credit Card; User Friendly ATM's; Understanding Employee Debit Cards. From What Good is Math?, a site designed to show middle school students how math is useful in their everyday lives.
Levels: Elementary, Middle School (6-8)
Languages: English
Resource Types: Lesson Plans and Activities
Math Topics: Arithmetic/Early Math, Interest Calculation, Stock Market

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