This flipchart helps students explore working on commission. Using 5 case studies they can explore straight commission, salary plus commission and draw against commission. They will also learn about vocabulary that includes: salary, commission, net pay, gross pay, bonus, draw, base and wages. This flipchart allows student to interactively explore types of jobs that are commission-based as well as the the pros and cons of commission-based employment. Student will need to understand simple mathematics including addition, subtraction, multiplying, and percentages. Some actions are embedded in the flipchart like hide/show, page notes, show calculator and others.
Scroll down to one of the 'simplifying rational expressions' and click for a lesson that explains how to simplify rational expressions when adding and subtracting, or multiplying and dividing them.
This ThinkQuest sponsored site details how to simplify, add, subtract, and multiply square roots. Lots of in depth explanation, along with a quiz to test the reader's understanding.
"Teach and learn how to write a check, make checking account deposits and withdrawals, endorse checks, manage and balance your checkbook, and checkbook reconciliation with your monthly bank checking account statement.
Instructional worksheets, lessons, exercises, and activities are appropriate for both students interested in learning the basics about check writing (cheques), checking and the check register, as well as those looking for a curriculum to practice business math, basic math (addition and subtraction) and problem solving skills."
A versatile counting situation. Add, subtract and compare sets.
'I'm going to put some of these creatures in the sea. Can you count them as I put them in?'
'There are 2 lobsters already. How many will there be if I put 2 more in?'
'What happens if I go really quickly, can you keep up? Now there are lots of them, can you help organise them to make it easier to count?'
Welcome to the Mnemonicizer, the Mnemonic Device Device. A mnemonic device is a sentence that helps us to memorize a string of words. For example, music students use "Every Good Boy Does Fine" to remember the order of notes on the treble clef. (E, G, B, D, F). Math students use "Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally" to remember the order of arithmetic operations (Parentheses, Exponent, Multiply, Divide, Add, Subtract.). But the range of usefulness extends beyond music and math. They are an invaluable resource whenever you are trying to remember something.
"After Okta hides some bubbles under a shell, he then either adds more bubbles or takes some away. Students have to determine how many bubbles are left under the shell."