MathMakesSense

Teach your students how to plan for their future. In this lesson, your students will be taken step-by-step in research savings accounts and auto loans then use formulas to plan for the purchase of their first car. For this activity, students will need access to the internet. A graphing calculator is highly recommended. This lesson will help them understand interest rates and how monthly payments to loans work. It will start them thinking about how affordable loans are and a great way to start a

This activity goes along with your unit on exponential functions and equations. This activity helps students make sense of the problem and persevere in solving their equation by modeling the situation. Students will take ownership of their work because they will choose a home in a location of their choice. Students can monitor their own progress by making sense of their work in the real-world situation. Students can work independently or in groups. This is a digital resource that students can us