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A lesson plan for Grade 10 Algebra 1
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- Appropriate grades
- 10
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- National Council on Economic Education
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This EconEdlink lesson uses a case study of college tuition to allow students to practice with exchange rates and making choices from several possible scenarios.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Social Studies (2003)
Grade 10 — Economics and Civics
- Goal 9: The learner will analyze factors influencing the United States economy.
- Objective 9.06: Investigate the ways that domestic and international economies are interdependent.
- Goal 10: The learner will develop, defend, and evaluate positions on issues regarding the personal responsibilities of citizens in the American constitutional democracy.
- Objective 10.03: Evaluate the importance of supporting, nurturing, and educating oneself in the United States society.
Mathematics (2004)
Grades 9–12 — Algebra 1
- Goal 3: Data Analysis and Probability - The learner will collect, organize, and interpret data with matrices and linear models to solve problems.
- Objective 3.03: Create linear models for sets of data to solve problems.
- Interpret constants and coefficients in the context of the data.
- Check the model for goodness-of-fit and use the model, where appropriate, to draw conclusions or make predictions.
- Objective 3.03: Create linear models for sets of data to solve problems.
