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- 11th - 12th
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Students research current values of home prices, salaries, and morgage rates, and compare them across the United States. They determine how current interest rates affect the morgage a person can afford. They reseach housing costs over the years. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students read the federal reserve announcement and summarize the monetary policy. They explore how the FED tightens or losens the monetary policy through the reserve requirements, discount rates and interest rates. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the Federal Open Market Committee's actions to ensure stable prices by adjusting the discount rate, reserve requirements and interest rates. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students follow Federal Open Market Committee announcements and newspapers to look for stories about the Federal Reserve actions that target interest rates and boost spending and employment in the United States. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students follow Federal Open Market Committee announcements and newspapers to look for stories about the Federal Reserve actions that target interest rates and boost spending and employment in the United States. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students complete a case study on the Federal Open Market Committee. They study the actions of the Federal Reserve actions to change the target for interest rates. They investigate whether the interest rates boost or slow the economy. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students examine how credit works but looking at how credit cards and interest rates work. They use percentages to solve problems using credit card interest rates while completing a worksheets. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine newspaper articles dealing with the topic of interest rates. Using the text, they discuss the Federal Reserve's decisions to either raise or lower interest rates and its effect on unemployment. They analyze the issues surrounding major data annoucements. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the role interest plays in daily spending and saving decisions. They identify interest rates for various savings plans and loans. They visit a bank Website to survey banking terms and products. Students calculate how long it would take to pay off a $2,000 loan on a credit card charging 18.5% APR and role-play as newspape columnists answering consumer questions. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students analyze the advantages of regular saving and how savings grow with compounding. After reading the story "The Hundred Penny Box", students define the terms "interest," "interest rate," and "compounding." Through several activities, the students learn how money is compounded through investment. Full Review »
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