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Money & Mathematics Activities for Students
All of the things that you like to do, see, and even eat are in your life because of money. The more money your parents have, the bigger your allowance will probably be. With that allowance, you can buy more of the things that you like. That’s why you need to know as much as you can about it, especially how to save and spend it! That’s where math comes in. Strong math skills can help you manage your money, but as you get older, you’ll also need those skills for so much more. Fortunately, these are things that are taught in school, and you can also learn about them in many other places.
- Penguin Waiter: This math game is meant for kids in seventh and eighth grade. Practice calculating percentages by determining the correct tip for the penguin waiter. The game has four levels of difficulty to choose from, ranging from easy to “super brain.”
- The Case of the Troublesome Triplets (PDF): For this mystery, you’ll need to be a super-sleuth as you read the word problem and solve the case by testing your math skills and correctly figuring out the answer.
- Summer Math Activities for Students Entering Grade Eight (PDF): It’s always a good time to study math, even during the summer! Click this link for math problems that are perfect for kids in middle school.
- Middle School Mathematics Vocabulary Word Wall (PDF): Click this link to the Virginia Department of Education website for a list of links to educational resources, including wall cards that can help middle school kids learn about numbers, measurements, algebra, geometry, statistics, and more.
- Pre-Algebra Division Multiple Choice Game: Beat the hourglass when playing this seventh-grade division game.
- Math Test Game: Finding Percentages: Test yourself on finding percentages with this fishing game.
- Do Movies Make Money? This is a math problem that asks you to figure out if the movie theater made or lost money.
- Spending Money: Budget Basics: Click on this link to read what a budget is, then learn how to create one in four steps.
- Financial Football: This sports-themed game teaches about credit, budgeting, and other financial information. The levels for this game range from “Rookie” to “Hall of Fame,” and it’s suitable for kids in middle school and up.
- Seventh-Grade Math Activities: This page has math activities on subjects like buying stock price-to-earnings ratios.
- Fun Middle School Math Projects: Open this link to read detailed descriptions of math projects to try.
- Deductive Puzzling (PDF): The number puzzles on this page help build deductive reasoning skills.
- Coins Are History in Your Pocket: This page has links to interesting information about coins, including coin facts and information about how coins are made.
- Bureau of the Fiscal Service: On this page, you’ll find a brief description and links to videos, games, and financial highlights.
- Money and Consumer Math: Move your mouse over the links beneath each grade level for a preview of these activities.
- Learn to Count Money: Practice counting money and collecting fish by playing the game on this page.
- Dolphin Dash Money: Play this fun game and practice counting change and matching coins.
- Money Math: Counting Money: It’s important to know how to count bills and change correctly. Click this link for an educational money-counting activity.
- Count Money: Practice counting money by completing the short word problems that appear on this page.
- Math Worksheets: Counting Money: On this page, you’ll find a list of links to math worksheets.
- What Is Money? (video): Watch this clip to learn exactly why money is important.
- Tony Fraction: A Pizza Fraction Game for Kids: Play the character of Tony the pizza shop owner and practice fractions by playing this fun food-based math game.
- Field Trip to the Money Factory: This interesting video shows how money is made. The page also includes a transcript.
- History of Money: Learn about the history of money, then take the quiz at the end to test what you’ve learned.
- Two-Step Equations and Inequalities: On this page, eighth-grade algebra students can practice two-step equations and inequalities.
- Online Masters of Accounting: Explore getting a graduate degree in Accounting.