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- Grade Range
- 7th - 11th
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Students study the concept of compound interest as it relates to the time value of money. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students participate in an interest activity in which jelly beans are used instead of money. They learn they can save the jelly beans to earn more! Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students study special interest groups and define terms like faction, interest group, association, lobbyist, and political action group. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 7th
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Students solve interest problems for bank accounts and loans to gain real life experience. They also review newspapers and find a car they wish to purchase then are given a rate and time of loan. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students define term interest group, identify interest groups that people in the local community belong to, and contact an interest group and evaluate the impact of that group on the political process. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the role of special interest groups in American politics. They conduct research on recently passed legislation, identify the influence of special interest groups on this legislation, watch a video, and read a handout. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - 12th
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Students, while in the computer lab working on a spreadsheet program, calculate interest and accumulated value of a savings plan. They follow specific directives on how to create their spreadsheets. At the end of the lesson they print out their student-generated spreadsheets for assessment. Full Review »
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- 6th - 9th
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Students determine how interests is calculated and a how it accrues. They examine charts and graphs that show the intricacies of interest. They determine how to increase their own saving by using interest while working with a partner to complete worksheets. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students explore credit card interest. They discuss how credit cards work and they examine a sample credit card record. Students discuss the interest rates and the additional costs associated with credit cards and interest. They examine how to apply interest rates and figure out how much an item will cost with interest added to the purchase price. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the concepts of trade-offs and opportunity cost to decide between savings accounts with simple interest and those with compound interest. They calculate interest earned on account balances while working in groups and make a decision on which is the best option. Full Review »
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