Overview - CONSUMER MATHEMATICS RESOURCE CD-ROM
Teach your students to become well-informed consumers.
Consumer Mathematics presents basic math skills used in everyday situations-paying
taxes, buying food, banking and investing, and managing a household. The full-color
text helps students and young adults become wiser, more informed consumers.
• Aligns with NCTM Standards
• ELL/ESL appropriate
• Track student progress with Skill Track Software
• Concepts presented in clear, simple language
• Problem solving and word problems encourage students to relate skills
to real-life situations
• Relevant practice activities such as comparison shopping and figuring
interest rates
• Supplemental problems for additional practice and review
• Calculator activities reinforce computation skills
• Over 300 additional activities available on the Teacher’s Resource
Library CD-ROM
Topics covered:
• Earning Money
• Buying Food
• Shopping for Clothes
• Managing a Household
• Buying and Maintaining a Car
• Working with Food
• Improving Your Home
• Traveling
• Budgeting Your Money
• Banking and Investing
• Paying Taxes
• Preparing for Careers
Wraparound Teacher's Edition includes the full student text plus teaching
strategies, lesson overviews, application activities, ideas for classroom projects,
and tips on learning styles
Teacher's Resource Library on CD-ROM contains the Student Workbook offering
dozens of reinforcement activities (also available in print), Self-Study Guide
for students who want to work at their own pace, two forms of chapter tests,
plus midterm and final tests. Just select and print out the materials as needed.
Everything is reproducible. For Windows and Macintosh.
Teaching Strategies in Math Transparencies stimulate learning and discussion
in the classroom. Graphic organizers present concepts in a meaningful, visual
way and help you teach students how to manage information. Comes with instruction
book and blackline masters.
Skill Track Software, a CD-ROM program, allows students to review each
lesson and/or chapter within the textbook at their own pace. Includes hundreds
of multiple-choice items that directly relate to the textbook's content. Built-in
teacher management software allows the instructor to track student progress
and print reports. For Windows and Macintosh. Site License available.
Curriculum Class Set includes 10 Student Texts, 1 Teacher's Edition,
and 1 Teacher's Resource Library CD.
Inclusion Class Set includes 3 Student Texts, 1 Teacher's Edition, 1
Teacher's Resource Library CD, and 1 Student Workbook.