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Avoiding Consumer Fraud: Financial Scams and Schemes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young consumers get a hefty dose of information on how fraud can put their financial health at risk. The resource provides detailed lecture notes, scaffolded notetaking sheets, vocabulary worksheets, transparencies, and seven links to...
Lesson Plan
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Consumer Scams

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Letter writing may be outdated but it's a great way to practice English conventions, grammar, and spelling. The class researches consumer scams, then writes a letter about them. They each choose a scam to write about paying close...
Lesson Plan
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Money and Banking

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars investigate percents and interest. In this algebra lesson, students invest money in a bank account and calculate the interest rate they receive over time. They convert percents to decimals and solve problems using percents.
Lesson Plan
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Consumer Awareness

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Help your pupils become wise consumers and avoid becoming targets for consumer scams and fraud. Here you'll find a PowerPoint presentation, instructional guidelines, worksheets, and suggested activities for developing shopper strategies...
Lesson Plan
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How to Protect Your Money

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers determine how to protect themselves from monetary scams. They look at how scams are initiated, what they may can do in response to solicitation, and how to keep their money safe. They practice telling phone and home...
Lesson Plan
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How to Protect Your Money

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students review the basics of investing. They discuss saving strategies and investing fundamentals. Afterward, they consider a scenario from different investment perspectives.
PPT
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College is Power

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Why go to college if you'll make the same working at the grocery store? Inform your learners on all the reasons why having a college degree is a prerequisite for personal success. Listed here are famous college graduates, various reasons...
Interactive
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Ghosts Quiz

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this online interactive reading comprehension learning exercise, students respond to 15 multiple choice questions about Ibsen's Ghosts. Students may submit their answers to be scored.
Worksheet
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My Teeny Tiny Book (Counting to Ten in Different Languages)

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this counting to ten mini book, students cut out and color a book that shows the numbers from 1-10 and the words for the numbers. The languages in this book are: English, Spanish, French, Swedish, Japanese and Swahili. Pronunciation...
Worksheet
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Measure It!

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this ruler measurement worksheet, students measure a set of books, a bookcase and a bicycle with the ruler provided and then place their answers in the boxes provided.
Worksheet
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The Pumpkin Patch Missing Letters Worksheet- Upper and Lower Case Letter Matching

For Students K - 1st
In this upper and lower case letter matching worksheet, students cut out 15 lower case letters which are printed on pictures of pumpkins. They match the pictures to the upper case letters shown on the worksheet.
Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Imposter Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
An imposter is a person who pretends to be someone else. In an imposter scam, a dishonest person lies and tricks you into sending money to them. They might call you on the phone or send an email or text. Imposters might try to get you to...
Website
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Impostor Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
In an imposter scam, a scammer pretends to be someone you trust to convince you to send them money. Learn how to spot an imposter scam.
Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Real Estate and Investment Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn to spot and avoid real estate investment seminar scams, investment coaching scams, and precious metals and coins investment scams.
Article
Childnet

Childnet: Online Safety: Phishing and Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
Phishing and online scams are ways that people try to trick you into giving up your personal information, login details or money. This site features questions, answers, and tips to be safe from phishing and scams.
Article
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Avoiding Internet Investment Scams: Tips for Investors

For Students 9th - 10th
Worried about investment opportunities you learn about through the Internet? "Get the facts before you invest, and only invest money you can afford to lose. You can avoid online investment scams by asking and getting answers to three...
Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Job Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips for avoiding a job scam. Learn how to spot a job scam and what to do if you already sent money to someone who promised you a job?
Website
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information: Jobs and Making Money

For Students 9th - 10th
Consumers in the market for a job, an investment, or a business to run as a second career, see many opportunities in the media. Learn how to navigate through ones with false promises.
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Practical Money Skills

Practical Money Skills: Watch Out for Phishing Scams

For Students 9th - 10th
Cybercriminals are counting on us to be distracted and let our guard down. They can trick us into handing over our personal or financial information using phishing tactics.
Activity
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: You Are Here

For Students 5th - 8th
In this interactive mall environment, students learn how to make smart decisions as consumers. Whether shopping for clothes, choosing the best food deal, searching for a job or buying a cellphone, students will learn how to recognize...
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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information

For Students 9th - 10th
The Federal Trade Commission has developed helpful investment articles and videos to assist consumers in making educated decisions about how they spend, manage and invest their money.