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Is it better to buy or rent?	Housing (Financial Education)	JavaScript	Tool	[0]
Whether renting is better than buying depends on many factors, particularly how fast prices and rents rise and how long you stay in your home. Compare the costs of buying and renting a home in the cal... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Rework Your Budget	Money management (Financial Education)	Calculator	Tool	[0]
Knowing where your money goes is an eye-opening experience and an education in itself. This calculator will help you by tracking your expenses. Keep a log and jot down whatever you spend. In this way,... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
College Savings Calculator	Money management (Financial Education)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Use our College Savings calculator to determine the amount you must invest each year to have enough money to cover all college costs. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fun and Sun Rent-a-Car--Java V...	Money management (Financial Education)	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
The Green family is planning a one-week vacation in Florida and needs to rent a car while there. They must decide which of four rental plans to choose. Students construct graphs to see which plan is b... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Is it better to buy or rent?	Money management (Financial Education)	JavaScript	Tool	[0]
Whether renting is better than buying depends on many factors, particularly how fast prices and rents rise and how long you stay in your home. Compare the costs of buying and renting a home in the cal... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Money	Money math (Financial Education)	Flash	Tool	[0]
This module is about calculating with amounts of money, and includes factsheets, worksheets, a quiz at three levels of difficulty, and eight different games with which to practice mental addition and ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fun Shopping Game for Kids	Money math (Financial Education)	Java Applet	Tool	[0]
Users read the shopping note and buy the items they are supposed to while remembering to spend as little money as possible. Buy various fruits, breads, drinks and snacks using the correct amount of mo... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Give-It-Up-to-Get-Rich Cal...	Money math (Financial Education)	JavaScript	Tool	[0]
This calculator is for experimenting with how much money you can save if you give up smoking or your morning latte and muffin. It finds the amount you will have at the end of your investment. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Math Forum Teacher Packet: TI-...	Spending (Financial Education)	TI-Nspire	Lesson Plan	[0]
This packet contains a copy of the original problem used to create the activity, rationale and explanation behind the �Make a Mathematical Model� focal activity, and some thoughts on why this activity... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
What Americans Are Really Payi...	Spending (Financial Education)	Computer	Support Material	[0]
By adjusting for the inflation that occurred from 1980 to 2010, this Businessweek.com article reveals just how much the relative cost of 35 consumer goods and services has increased -- or decreased. C... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
How much did it cost back in?	Spending (Financial Education)	Computer	Tool	[0]
This WolframAlpha widget calculates and displays the current value of a historical amount of money. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Tip Jar	Spending (Financial Education)	Computer	Tool	[0]
What's the deal with all the tip calculators in the App Store? Is calculating 15% hard? Nope, and this lesson uses percents to explore the math of eating--and working--in a restaurant, from leaving ti... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Making Change	Spending (Financial Education)	Flash	Tool	[1]
Students are given the sale price and the amount of money paid by a customer. They must calculate the amount of change due, then click and drag the fewest number of coins and bills to make change. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Money	Spending (Financial Education)	Flash	Tool	[0]
This module is about calculating with amounts of money, and includes factsheets, worksheets, a quiz at three levels of difficulty, and eight different games with which to practice mental addition and ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Personal Shopper	Spending (Financial Education)	Flash	Tool	[3]
The Personal Shopper game uses shopping and money-handling in order to reinforce the idea of proportional reasoning. The gameplay involves the player being given a certain amount of money, and a perc... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Understanding Averages	Spending (Financial Education)	Flash	Tool	[0]
The aim of the Understanding Averages topic area is to introduce learners to averages, calculating the mean and finding the range. Linked resources include factsheets, games, quizzes, and worksheets. ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Fun and Sun Rent-a-Car--Java V...	Spending (Financial Education)	Java Applet	Tool	[3]
The Green family is planning a one-week vacation in Florida and needs to rent a car while there. They must decide which of four rental plans to choose. Students construct graphs to see which plan is b... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
The Give-It-Up-to-Get-Rich Cal...	Spending (Financial Education)	JavaScript	Tool	[0]
This calculator is for experimenting with how much money you can save if you give up smoking or your morning latte and muffin. It finds the amount you will have at the end of your investment. More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
Sam and Teri's Bank Accounts: ...	Spending (Financial Education)	TI-Nspire	Tool	[0]
A TI-Nspire^TM file that students can use to reflect on the "Make a Mathematical Model" Activity from the Math Forum's Problem Solving and Communication Activity Series. This is designed to ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
TI-PoW: Sam and Teri's Bank Ac...	Spending (Financial Education)	TI-Nspire	Technology PoW	[0]
Use your TI-Nspire to consider this scenario and question: Sam and Teri have bank accounts. Sam always withdraws money; Teri always saves it. When will they have equal balances -- or will they ever? ... More: lessons, discussions, ratings, reviews,...
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