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- 9th - 10th
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Students apply the decision making process as it pertains to reaching a goal. They discover differences and similarities in the budgets of various age groups. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students discover the differences between various credit cards through internet research, video clips, and handouts. This lesson would be excellent for an upper-level Economics or Personal Finance class and includes cross-curricular extensions. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students investigate a new application of the supply and demand concept. Basic personal finance concepts, such as scarcity of human resources and their relationship to different levels of income are explored and reinforced. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students confront basic personal finance choices they will face throughout their lives. There is a natural progression to the lessons, beginning with career choices, leading into budgeting and planning, and ending with the impact of credit and long-term savings and investing. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine how to financially prepare for a new business startup. They read and discuss a handout, create a budget, compute payroll taxes, research business startup financing, and develop a business plan for a simulated business. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the potential challenges, joys and problems of independent living while developing personal finance and money management skills. This lesson for the high school classroom includes resource links and ideas for successful implementation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 10th
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Students investigate the various options open to them in terms of managing and increasing their personal finances. Given a scenario, students write a two page report uoulining the financial crisis and the most appropriate solution for managing finances and acquiring financial services. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students organize and manage their personal finances. They investigate how to organize money and analyze finances looking for solutions to possible problems. Students create a personal plan to help plan for the future and how to allocate financial resources. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students examine personal finance and practice adding and subtracting with decimals. They determine whether unexpected events have positive or negative consequences and show how their finances are affected. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Using internet research, students compute the costs of different models of card. They discuss the advantages/disadvantages of purchasing a new car versus a used car, the cost of car insurance, and the best way to finance their purchase. Full Review »