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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Income Budgeting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site contains a unit on budgeting money for use by middle school teachers. Includes enrichment problems, a bibliography, and many example problems and situations.
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US Government Publishing Office

Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: Branches of Government: The President's Budget

For Students 6th - 8th
Ben's Guide is a fun way to present US laws to students. This site presents an explanation of the Presidential Budget. Links to related sites are available.
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Bill of Rights Institute

Bill of Rights Institute: The Federal Budget and the Constitution

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What responsibilities belong to the U.S. President and the Congressional houses when it comes to establishing the federal budget? Take a look at these resources and incorporate this lesson into classroom learning.
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The Balance

The Balance: u.s. Military Budget: Components, Challenges, and Growth

For Students 9th - 10th
Defense spending in the second largest budgetary item in the U.S. national budget. This explains in general terms how the funds are allocated and provides a chart showing military spending since 2003.
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Indiana University

The Center on Congress: E Learning Module: Federal Budget Allocation

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive learning activity teaches how Congress allocates funds in the federal budget for programs such as Homeland Security, Defense, and Education.
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University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Federal Budget

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview on the complexities of the federal budgeting process and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta: Budgeting

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrates the difference between sources of income and fixed versus variable expenses through a simple budget plan. Introduces students to the basics of budgeting.
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Other

The Mint: Budgeting

For Students 1st - 8th
An interactive tool to help you figure out your own budget.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Becoming a Wise Consumer: Creating a Budget

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this instructional activity, students will learn how to become a wise consumer by creating a budget based on needs and wants. Students will create a weekly budget with a variable income using the interactive app MWB: My Weekly Budget...
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Other

Economic Awareness Council: Budgeting Basics [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn practical steps to take when building a budget that you can realistically live with.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Creating a Household Budget

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this Spreadsheets Across the Curriculum PowerPoint module, students create a household budget by tracking their expenditures over a month-long period. Students use Microsoft Excel to create a spreadsheet to track their own...
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Other

Study Finance: Capital Budgeting, Self Paced Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial walks you through capital budgeting with examples and commentary. It includes valuation, net investment, net cash flows, and technique sections.
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Other

Government of Canada: Budget 2009: Canada's Economic Action Plan

For Students 9th - 10th
The budget for 2009, announced by the Honourable Jim Flaherty, Minister of Finance, is summarized. The Economic Action Plan for Canada provides almost $30 billion in support to the Canadian economy which is equivalent to 1.9 percent of...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Ch. 16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy: Review Questions

For Students 11th - 12th
This section provides review study questions covering the content of Ch. 16: Government Budgets and Fiscal Policy from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.
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US Senate

Us Senate Budget Committee

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn more about the Senate Budget Committee. It is divided into two parts. The first is a Republican website and the second is a Democratic website.
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Broward Education Foundation

Broward Education Foundation: Budget Technology [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students will be divided into pairs and given a $1000 budget (imaginary) to create a project focusing on their area of interest within the school curriculum that will include a culminating audio/visual presentation. They must write an...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Budgets

For Students 9th - 10th
Budgets shows a variety of ways money is used and asks students to list the products that they use each day and to compute how much money they will need to earn to afford to live on their own.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Creating a Budget by Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
Design a personal budget in six steps. Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
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Federal Reserve Bank

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Piggy Bank Primer [Pdf]

For Students 3rd - 5th
A workbook for children on how to save and manage their money, and how to create a budget.
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PBS

Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Basics of Budgeting

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the basics of budgeting and get tips for personal money management. View a video segment that shows how one woman is achieving her goals of financial independence by learning to set priorities. Includes a classroom guide and...
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Free Management Library

Free Management Library: Managing Operating Budgets

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief explanation of operating budgets and provides links about annual budgets.
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Other

Nathan Newman: National Budget Simulation

For Students 9th - 10th
This online simulation should give you a better feel of the trade-offs which policy makers need to make in creating federal budgets and dealing with deficits. The simulation comes in a short and long version and allows learners to see...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Dreaming and Doing, and Other Stories: Uncle Rupert's Budget

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Dreaming and Doing, and Other Stories: Uncle Rupert's Budget from Religious Tract Society [1870], a collection of illustrated stories.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Uncle Barnaby's Budget by Religious Tract Society

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Uncle Barnaby's Budget by Religious Tract Society [1870], an illustrated children's novel.

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