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Every new hire is required to fill out a W-4 form provided by their employer. The information on this form is used to determine how much money will be deducted for taxes and insurance costs from your paycheck. Whether you receive a paper check or direct deposit, every time you get paid, your employer is required to send you a “pay stub.” A pay stub shows the amount of money you earned for a particular pay period and the amount that was deducted. This document summarizes how your total earnings w

About this project:  This is a project on budgeting a bank balance.  Each student in a class is given a life card. Each player tries to balance their budget as they pay several utility bills to keep up a household.    Life card:  The life card will have information such as beginning bank balance, occupation, number of children, and living situation of that person.  (page 3-4) Living situation:  Students will have to choose the type of home they prefer to live in. The rent will be calculated

In this exciting project student create an entire city block using basic geometric shapes. Students have an option of creating a 3D model of the city or they can create a 2D template. This project can be differentiated in many ways. Students can hand draw the shapes or use a computer program like google drawing to construct a city block. • Teachers can choose what building to assign depending on the grade level. • Students can work independently or in a group. • Students can create building

This lesson #1 on translation is designed for a Grade 8 math course aligned to Common Core or a geometry course. Also could be used in high school geometry course. The activities in this lesson require students to draw figures on coordinate plan to investigate translation. Students will learn to use the mathematical notation for translation. Common Core Standards: 8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.2, 8.G.A.3, 8.G.A.4, and 8.G.A.5 Included in this download. ★ Rules for translation ★ Lesson notes and guided examp

This lesson #2 on reflection is designed for a Grade 8 math course aligned to Common Core or a geometry course. Also could be used in high school geometry course. The activities in this lesson require students to draw figures on coordinate plan to investigate reflection. Students will learn to use the mathematical notation for reflection. Common Core Standards: 8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.2, 8.G.A.3, 8.G.A.4, and 8.G.A.5 Included in this download. ★ Rules for translation ★ Lesson notes and guided examples

Product Description This lesson #3 on rotation is designed for a Grade 8 math course aligned to Common Core or a geometry course. Also could be used in high school geometry course. The activities in this lesson require students to draw figures on coordinate plan to investigate rotation. Students will learn to use the mathematical notation for rotation. Common Core Standards: 8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.2, 8.G.A.3, 8.G.A.4, and 8.G.A.5 Included in this download. ★ Rules for rotation ★ Lesson notes and guide

Every new hire employee is required to fill out W-4 form by their employer. The information on this form will be used to decide how much money can be deducted (removed) for taxes and insurance costs from your paycheck. This is a fist lesson in the INCOME unit ALL NEW 2023 W4 FORM!!!!!!!LESSON 1 Complete W4 form and understand how to claim allowance. Key conceptsAllowancesDependent Exemptions W-4 Form Objective Students will explain what allowance means and how to claim them,explain what t

Common Core Real World Applications involving bike race. The activity will explore the circumference of a circle with rotation of a wheel of the bike. Provided answer key. Common Core Standard: 7.G.4 - Know the formulas for the area & circumference of a circle and use them to solve problems.

A 11 day CCSS-Aligned Functions Unit - including identifying, comparing, and analyzing functions, evaluating using function notation, reading graphs using function notation, and writing equations for real life applications. Standards: 8.F.1, 8.F.2, 8.F.3, 8.F.4, 8.F.5 Unit overview: This unit bundle contains , standards, student objective, notes, warm-up, homework assignments, two quizzes, review activities, and a unit test that cover the following topics: Day 11. Identify parts of the graph -

This lesson #4 on dilation is designed for a Grade 8 math course aligned to Common Core or a geometry course. Also could be used in high school geometry course. The activities in this lesson require students to draw figures on coordinate plan to investigate dilation. Students will learn to use the mathematical notation for dilation. Common Core Standards: 8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.2, 8.G.A.3, 8.G.A.4, and 8.G.A.5 Included in this download. ★ Rules for rotation ★ Lesson notes and guided examples. ★ Homewo

In this activity, students will use proportions to convert units and to change the serving size of two different recipes. Students will learn to apply proportions through baking a chocolate cake by using a microwave. Baking a cake will take about 2 minutes depending on the microwave. Excite your students when you begin unit on proportion by telling them that that, they will be baking a cake in class. Use this activity at the end of your proportion unit or in the middle as a reward. If baking

This product contain lesson for two days on evaluating and graphing functions. Day 1: Students learn to evaluate functions for a given input and output. Students compare equation notation Y=2x+5 with function notation f(x) = 2x+5. There are five activities in day 1 on understanding the function notation and evaluating functions. Day 1. Evaluate functions using the function notation ---------------------- Activity 1: Equation notation vs function notation (notes) Activity 2: Equation notation v

The activities in this lesson are designed for students to understand the W2 form. By the end of this lesson students should be able to read and understand a W2 form. Also see complete Turbo Tax Project

Dig deeper into the rate of change concept and have your students explore real-life applications of slope and rate of change. This bundle contains 7 lessons and an end-of-the-unit assessment on slope and rate of change.  Bundle includes: Pre-Assessment and Prerequisite activities  Pre-testPrerequisite vocabulary Activity 1A: Identifying coordinate on the Cartesian plane Activity 1B: Plotting points on the Cartesian planeActivity 2A: Equivalent fractions Activity 2B-2C: Comparing fractions/

Linear Equations (Algebra 1 Curriculum ) This bundle contains step by step notes for student or teacher and 9 activities on following topics: • Plotting points on a coordinate plane • Slope from a Graph • Slope from Ordered Pairs using the Slope Formula • Graphing by Slope Intercept Form • Writing Linear Equations: Slope Intercept Form Activity 1: Writing coordinate given points on the graph. Activity 2: Plotting points on a coordinate plane to make shape. Activity 3: Plot points on coordina

This file contain lesson plan along with 6 activities. Three of the activities will surely engage and excite your students. Notes for teachers contain examples and strategies that I have used in my classroom. 1. Common core standards, objectives --------------------------------------------- 2 2. Percent formula -------------------------------------------------------------------------3 3. Using percent formula -----------------------------------------------------------------4 4. Using proporti

The activities and exercise in this packet are designed for teacher to use as an extra practice or classwork. The activities and exercise will help student gain better understanding of surface area and volume. Students will enjoy hands on activities that involves measuring, constructing, and coloring. Include answer key. Include standard alignment. I will learn to: 1. Define various terms related to polyhedron --------------------------------------------- 3 2. Find examples of surface area

This guide will help students understand quadratic equations. Each objective contains examples and notes that both the students and teacher can utilize. The guide begins with identifying quadratic equations and its many forms. Students will learn to identify the crucial part of quadratic functions by analyzing graphs of quadratic functions. The simple rules for factoring quadratic equations will serve as an aid for struggling students. Students will solve quadratic equations using various met

This resource is an assessment on the transformation unit is designed for a Grade 8 math course aligned to Common Core or a geometry course. Also could be used in high school geometry course. There are two different version of assessments. Either version could be used as pre- and post assessment. Common Core Standards: 8.G.A.1, 8.G.A.2, 8.G.A.3, 8.G.A.4, and 8.G.A.5 Included in this download. ★ Two different version of assessment on transformation. ★ Rubric. Also see Lesson #1 on transformat