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\nIt's Your Paycheck! Curriculum Unit\n

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\nThe nine lessons in the “It's Your Paycheck! Curriculum Unit” are designed for use in high school personal finance classes. Pupils learn about investing, FICA and federal income taxes, checking and savings accounts, budgeting, levels of...\n
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\nA President's Vision: Ronald Reagan\n

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\nThe programs of Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, are the focus of seven worksheets that teach young historians how to analyze primary source documents—including a poster, excerpts from speeches, and political...\n
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\nMaking Finance Personal: Project-Based Learning for the Personal Finance Classroom\n

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\nCash in on a unit of lessons that use a project-based learning approach to teach high schoolers how to manage their personal finances. The 11 lessons include detailed instructions, as well as printable forms, and rubrics for the project...\n
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\nCrash Course: Economics\n

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\nNudge Theory, Game Theory, and Oligopoly? A 35-part video Crash Course goes beyond supply and demand and provides young economists with everything they need to know about economics. Based on the 2015 AP Economics guidelines, the...\n
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\nMiddle School World History\n

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\nA 22-lesson Middle School World History unit uses a unique problem-solving approach to teach tweens economic history. After reading articles that provide background information, pupils engage in activities and simulations that require...\n
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\nBalanced Assessment: Exemplar High School Packet\n

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\nThe Exemplar High School Balanced Packet is a collection of 19 assessment tasks designed to test scholars’ knowledge of Algebra 1 concepts. Learners create graphs that represent how things change over time, build functions to model...\n
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\nPractical Money Skills: Lessons for Special Needs Students\n

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\nHelp special needs learners develop the money management skills they need to prepare for living on their own. The collection of 10 lessons cover budgeting, shopping, banking, saving and investing, understanding credit, and much more....\n
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\nCalculating Sales Tax\n

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\nObserve and demonstrate how to calculate state sales taxes. Learners create a sales tax chart by calculating the sales tax amount and tax inclusive retail price for school store items, then calculate the subtotals, sales tax amounts, and...\n
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\nThe Five W's of Tax Day\n

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\nUse April 15th to teach your students the fundamentals of the American federal tax system.\n
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\nUnderstanding the Bush Tax Cut Plan\n

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\nThe class examines the new tax cut plan proposed by President Bush. They practice calculating income tax rates and interpreting the data. Then they research topics that are of interest to them related to taxes.\n
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\nIncome Taxes\n

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\nMost adults dread April 15 — tax day! Tax preparation can be intimidating even for adults. Build confidence by leading individuals through the process and then give them a scenario to practice. The exercise uses tax vocabulary to give...\n
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\nWhat is the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax's connection to Social Security and Medicare, and what are the differences in how are individuals in the United States are taxed relative to their income? This video provides...\n
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\nHow Do You Figure Out the Price of an Item With Sales Tax?\n

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\nSales tax always increases the price of your purchases. How can you figure out how much you'll be paying in full? Teach your class how to figure our their total cost, including sales tax, with this video. Using an example of a pair of...\n
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\nWhat types of government programs are designed to improve economic inequity in the United States? Introduce your learners to government programs, such as low-income housing, Social Security, and Medicaid, how they work to improve...\n
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\nLearn how to set up a proportion to determine how much additional tax you have to pay for an item.\n
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\nTax Jeopardy\n

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\nCreate a glossary of tax-related vocabulary and clip New York Times articles that present tax procedure in action, in preparation for participating in a tax quiz bowl. Young economists explore allegations that \"Survivor\" Richard Hatch...\n
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\nProportional Taxes\n

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\nStudents are able to define and give an example of a proportional tax and the impact that it can have on different income groups and explain how a proportional tax takes the same percentage from all tax groups.\n
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\nPreparing a 1040EZ Income Tax Form\n

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\nSome of us never feel like we know how to do our taxes! Help scholars understand the process early by using an informative resource. They fill out their own tax forms in a simulation activity and view multiple resources to learn even...\n
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\nTax Forms and Deductions\n

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\nBecause many of your older students are probably getting their first jobs, it could be an appropriate time to discuss taxes. This presentation defines deductions, types of taxes, purposes of paying taxes, and the forms required to file...\n
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\nCorporate Tax Rate and Jobs\n

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\nDoes lowering the corporate tax rate help create jobs in the United States? Learners explore the top pro and con arguments and quotes relating to the issue. They read background information about the creation of the federal corporate...\n
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\nModule 13-Electronic Tax Return Preparation and Transmission\n

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\nYoung scholars explain the electronic preparation and transmission of tax returns. They describe the ways to prepare and transmit tax returns and explain the benefits of electronic tax return preparation and transmission.\n
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\nSales Tax and Tip\n

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\nDon't forget to tip your server. Future consumers learn how to calculate sales taxes and tips. Pairs use actual restaurant menus to create an order and determine the total bill, including taxes and tips.\n
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\nYour Tax Dollars at Work\n

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\nIn order to understand how tax dollars are spent, young economists use given data and graph it on a circle graph. Circle graphs are highly visual and can help individuals describe data. A class discussion follows the initial activity.\n
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\nHow Do You Figure Out Sales Tax?\n

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\nSales tax always increases the price of your purchases. How can you figure out how much you'll be paying in full? Teach your class how to figure out their total cost, including sales tax, with this video. Using an example of a pair of...\n
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