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EconEdLink: Where Does the Money Come From?
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Activity Description
Preparation
- Review the lesson plan and activities.
- Create a worksheet using problems and questions from each activity. Be sure not to include the answers.
- Gather enough calculators for each student.
How-To
Activity 1
- Introduce the lesson and discuss the importance of taxes.
- Pass out the worksheet and have students slowly work through each problem. Ask for volunteers to work the problems on the board.
- Discuss each type of tax.
Activity 2
- Discuss the different kinds of taxes
- Give students time to answer the questions on their worksheet and, if possible, take the Drag and Drop matching quiz.
Activity 3
- Introduce the activity and discuss sales tax.
- Give students time to complete their worksheet.
- Have volunteers show their work.
Teacher Tips
Check the wonderful economics definition list at http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/THEN/conceptdefinitions.html , or go to http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/teachsug.cfm for an online webquest about Economics
More Ways
Check the "Great Economics Lessons" at http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/lessons/lessons6-12.cfm Go to 'Multimedia' to see several short videos on different topics. Good for listening practice.
Program Areas
- ASE: High School Diploma
- ABE: Adult Basic Education
- ASE: High School Equivalency Preparation
Levels
- All Levels
Documents
- Where Does the Money Come From.png - Screenshot of Where Does the Money Come From Lesson
Subjects
- Math
- Algebra
- Social Studies
- Economics
Standards
- Measurement and Data
- 5.MD.2 - Represent and interpret data.
- Functions
- 8.F.1,3 - Define, evaluate, and compare functions.
- Algebra: Seeing Structure in Expressions
- A.SSE.1-2 - Interpret the structure of expressions.