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- Grade Range
- 3rd - 5th
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Students identify various taxes and the services they help governments provide. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students create 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. They explore allegations that "Survivor" Richard Hatch perpetrated tax fraud. Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students work in groups of four-five to analyze the purpose and impact of three types of taxes: proportional, progressive, and regressive. They then participate in a class discussion to look at examples of taxes in each category. Full Review »
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- 10th
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Students explore the U.S. governmental policy of taxation as a tool to influence the actions of both individuals and businesses. Using the internet, classmates explore types of taxes and the purpose of each. In groups, they complete a T-Chart to compare the positive and negative aspects of taxes. Pupils write an editorial for the local newspaper about the potential effects of a current tax proposal. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discover where taxation money is collected from by the three levels of government. They predict the types of taxes they might have to pay in the years to come. Using the internet, they find the sales tax in their state and examine the United States debt clock. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students define and discuss sales tax, identify items for which they do or do not have to pay sales tax, research information online about sales tax in their state, and complete practice sheet that requires calculating sales tax percent using calculator. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 12th
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Students examine Utah's tax burden as relative to other states, explore types of taxes levied in Utah, including property, personal income, and sales taxes, define tax-related vocabulary, and conduct research to complete critical thinking worksheets. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research Careers Using Library, Guidance, and Internet (Career Zone). Students research career growth and average salary. Students write a report on a career choice, complete various tax forms, and contact area taz preparers via various media forms. Students create a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students study their local budgeting process. They analyze goods and services in their local government and compare it to a recent budget. They simulate the ideas of scarcity and resource allocation and research the budget process in recent years. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the use of tax incentives by local governments to solve economic or environmental problems. Using the incentives, they evaluate the costs and benefits of each. They use the internet to answer questions at the end of the lesson. Full Review »
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