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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What Does That Car Really Cost?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In order for students to grasp the total cost of their dream car, students must be aware of the hidden costs of a vehicle. This lesson will teach students to shop for insurance and a deductible which fits their budget. Most young drivers...
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: A Scents Able Solution

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will use a variety of math operations to create a flower bouquet within a budget. This lesson plan was created by exemplary Alabama Math Teachers through the AMSTI project.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: What's the Real Cost of That Car?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan. A project requiring research, critical thinking and complex decision-making about factoring all the costs of purchasing a large ticket item - a car.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Now With Bill Moyers: Campaign Finance (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A instructional activity that takes students through the process of examining the finances of political campaigns. They will review internal documents to determine if wealthy contributors buy government influence, assess the pros and...
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Other

Puertorico Guide: Puerto Rico: Economy

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at the economy of Puerto Rico from earliest colonial times to modern day, from dependence on agriculture to diversification into tourism and finances.
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IMDb

Im Db: Biography of John Ringling North

For Students 9th - 10th
John Ringling North, a native of Baraboo, Wisconsin, was the nephew of John Ringling, one of the founders of the original Ringling Brothers Circus. He managed the circus and its finances for twenty years, beginning in 1947. A brief...
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Learning Farm

Learning Farm: Jobs and Income

For Students K - 1st
Practice what you learned about earning money and job skills. Play either in Test Mode or Game Mode to review basic money management skills.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: How to Establish an Emergency Savings Fund Better Money Habits

For Students 9th - 10th
An emergency fund is an important part of your financial picture. Learn how much you need and how to get started. Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits.
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Other

Stock Market Game World Wide

For Students 9th - 10th
Over the course of 10 weeks, participants invest a hypothetical $100,000 in Nasdaq, Amex, and NYSE-listed common stocks. They research stocks, study how the financial markets work, choose their portfolios, manage budgets, follow...
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Other

Visa: What's My Score

For Students 9th - 10th
When you are ready for a car, for a place of your own, for nice furniture, would you be able to charge it on a credit card? Here's a site that can give you great advice about building good credit when you head out on your own.
Unit Plan
University of Missouri

Wise Pockets World: Wise Pockets Clubhouse for Students

For Students 1st - 4th
As students read the stories in the library, they learn about earning money, spending and saving money, and a bit about borrowing and lending money as well. Each story is followed by a short quiz and a printable activity.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Would Winning the Lottery Make You Happier?

For Students 9th - 10th
Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you're like many of us, you'd be ecstatic, unable to believe your good luck. But would that joy still be there a few years later? Raj Raghunathan describes a phenomenon called...
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Other

Biz Kids: Break the Bank

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive game, you are a worker at a community bank, helping customers get good loans and save for their future. However, the terrible Mr. Boar and his clerks from a payday loan company have infiltrated your bank! Rally the...
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Other

Biz Kids: Bring Home the Bacon

For Students 9th - 10th
Bring Home the Bacon is an exciting interactive way to learn the concept of supply and demand. More demand, more customers, but don't get too carried away because upgrading your investments might be worth the wait!
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US Department of Education

Nces Kids' Zone: Dare to Compare: 12th Grade Economics

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how you compare with students nationally and from around the world by taking the interactive online quiz.
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Other

Economic Awareness Council: Student Budget Builder

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use this series of questions and calculators to estimate how to pay for your college education. Use this as an exercise in finance, or with the real amounts you will have available to pay for your...