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- 12th
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Students demonstrate an ability to fill out an income tax form. Full Review »
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- 4th
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Students go shopping for a real life experience involving percent. They explore the concepts of sales tax and discount prices. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students examine the standard deduction and how it reduces income that is subject to tax. They identify the factors that determine the standard deduction amount. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students distinguish between tax deduction and tax credit, explain how the earned income credit affects the tax liability, apply requirements to claim the earned income credit, and describe factors that determine the amount of the earned income credit. Full Review »
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- 11th - Higher Ed
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Students explain the methods of filing tax returns and the advantages of preparing and transmitting tax returns electronically. They identify the return method that is most appropriate for certain taxpayers. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the results of the Mexican War from both countries. They analyze the impact of a war for the losing side. They also compare the politics of the time of the Mexican war with those of today. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students explore the tax laws imposed on Americans by the British. They explain why Americans were upset by these tax laws. Students identify the tactics used to demonstrate Americans displeasure with the taxes. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students use a menu and recipes to work on adding, subtracting, and percentages. They are given they weekly circulators, advertisements, or actual products and students practice figuring out sales tax. Students figure slaes tax and tip based on their selected food items. They find the 9 percent sales tax using their own method. Full Review »
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- 4th - 7th
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Students experience taxation without representation by simulating British imposition of taxes on colonists. Students use candy to represent money, and receive small wages. Students then write paragraphs about their feelings during simulation, and explain colonists' reaction to taxes imposed by British. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students calculate discount, sales price, and sales tax. They are given various problems to work out and even have to figure how much they would make if they were working on commission as well. Students have to figure out which is better, sales tax or discounts. Full Review »

