Students learn the mechanical skill of tracking money by maintaining a simple transaction log. They practice data entry and basic arithmetic to keep a running balance of a fictional account.
A simulation of the first two weeks of a month where students make spending decisions for a fictional character and record them in real-time.
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Students calculate their final monthly totals, identifying surpluses or deficits and visualizing their spending patterns.
Students reflect on their financial choices, identify spending leaks, and create a revised budget for future stability.
A fun, llama-themed math lesson for 4th graders focusing on solving multi-step word problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division in the context of a llama ranch.
Students act as digital archaeologists to analyze 'Me at the zoo,' the first YouTube video, as a primary historical source, exploring how digital artifacts reflect their era and influence the global economy.
A fun and engaging math lesson for 4th graders featuring llama-themed word problems that cover addition, subtraction, multiplication, and multi-step reasoning.
A 45-minute lesson exploring ratios and unit rates through a pizza delivery lens, featuring bilingual English/Spanish support and tiered activities for diverse learners.
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A high school history and technology lesson exploring the origins of the platform economy through the lens of the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo'. Students analyze the shift from professional broadcasting to user-generated content and debate the societal impacts of democratized media.
A media literacy lesson where students analyze the evolution of digital media by comparing the first YouTube video, 'Me at the zoo,' to modern content standards. Students explore concepts of user-generated content, monetization, and the commercialization of attention.
Challenges students to solve budget emergencies and navigate financial deficits using problem-solving strategies.
Teaches students how to record transactions and maintain a running balance using a simple ledger.
Students create a balanced spending plan to reach a specific savings goal while managing essential costs.
Students are introduced to the core concepts of money flow by sorting various financial scenarios into 'money in' (income) and 'money out' (expenses). This foundational lesson ensures students can correctly identify the direction of cash flow.
Students master the skill of recording transactions in a financial ledger, ensuring accuracy in calculating a running balance.
Students brainstorm and categorize different ways to earn money, establishing the 'Cash In' side of the financial equation.
Students analyze pre-filled ledgers to identify deficits and 'spending leaks', acting as budget doctors to fix financial health.
Focuses on financial decision-making by distinguishing essential needs from discretionary wants to fix a deficit.
Students learn to maintain a transaction ledger by recording income, expenses, and calculating a running balance.
A fun and engaging math lesson for 4th graders centered around word problems themed with llamas, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
A 2nd-grade math lesson where students identify U.S. coins and calculate their total value through video instruction and a hands-on coin rubbing activity.