At a website titled "Math for Love", a recent blog post by Dan Finkel (University of Washington) features his experience teaching a lesson on the costs of making money. The lesson focuses on these math concepts: multiplication, division, ratio & proportion, decimals, and money. Check out the lesson plans and the students' exciting reaction at http://mathforlove.com/2014/02/a-dollar-that-costs-a-dollar.
NebraskaMATH Fri. May 09, 2014
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- Lesson plan: A dollar that costs a dollar
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- Why giving students a chance to 'fail' improves their learning
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