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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Waif of Bounders' Rents

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Waif of Bounders' Rents by M. V. Manwell, a fiction book for children.
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Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: A Ced Paying the Rent

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A checking account is set up with an initial balance of $4800, and $400 is removed from the account each month for rent (no other transactions occur on the account). Aligns with A-CED.A.1.
Unit Plan
BusinessSpanish.com

Alquilando Un Lugar: Renting a Place

For Students 9th - 10th
A very resourceful tool in providing students practice in Spanish reading comprehension. Read the dialogue between the agent and the tenant and answer the questions that follow to determine how well you understood.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: What Inefficiencies Lurk in Rent Controlled Housing Markets?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Imagine that you've just graduated from college and have been offered a position with a firm in New York City. You can't wait to start living in your own apartment! Explore the housing market and how it works.
Activity
Rice University

Rice University: Cynthia Lanius: Fun and Sun Rent a Car

For Teachers 4th - 8th
A wide range of math skills is incorporated into a lesson that involves planning a family's vacation to Florida. Travel expenses are gathered and compared, graphed, and analyzed in hopes of finding the best prices. There are extension...
Primary
Curated OER

History Matters: "The Ruins of Their Postwar Dream Homes"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read testimony before Congress advocating for passage of the Housing Act of 1949 which would increase the availability of public housing after World War II in order to ease the shortage of housing, which drove up rents.
Activity
Other

Economics in Action: Circular Flow

For Students 9th - 10th
This site uses an interactive Circular Flow Model to show the flow of payments for the factors of production (rent, wages, and interest) along with payments for finished goods and services. Questions are provided which ask the user if a...
Lesson Plan
Cynthia J. O'Hora

Mrs. O's House: Home Ownership Positives and Negatives

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Peruse a few articles provided and answer several probing questions about the pros and cons to owning a home or renting a home. Create a report on the data discovered.
Article
Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information: Homes and Mortgages

For Students 9th - 10th
What consumers need to know about one of life's biggest financial decisions, buying or renting a home.
Handout
Other

Pine Tree Legal: Legal Guide for Immigrants: Housing

For Students 9th - 10th
Comprehensive, easy-to-understand explanation in English and Spanish of how to acquire housing in the United States. Legal issues associated with buying or renting a residence are also presented. Though the site caters to immigrants to...
Activity
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: Is Paying Over Time a Smart Move?

For Students 9th - 10th
At T.V. 411 you can explore the concept of paying over time with situations involving credit cards, rent to own items, and more. This interactive lesson gives the learner an opportunity to make decisions about money management.
Article
Wolters Kluwer

Biz Filings: What to Consider When Making Business Facility Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
This very helpful article covers all areas of setting up a business facility. Topics covered include how to choose a facility, renting or buying the facility, and determining the needs of the facility.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Buying vs. Renting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Have you given any thought to where you will live when you are "on your own" - out in the world earning a living? You will have many decisions to make as you look for a place to call home. In this lesson, your basic economic decision...
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Middlebury College

Le Logement: Apartment Housing

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a nice overview of apartment dwellings - the different rooms, kinds of terms associated with renting, how rooms or apartments might be described, etc. Very colorful site with photos - useful information and phrases.
Website
Other

Ireland: Getting Around

For Students 9th - 10th
A homepage for those thinking about visiting Ireland, with links about buses and trains in Ireland, renting cars, air travel, bicycle rentals, taxis, or taking guided tours. Links to hotels and Bed & Breakfasts are also provided.
Website
Scientific American

Scientific American: What's a Dvd and How Does It Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
This "Ask the Expert" article answers the question "What's a DVD and how does it work?" clearly and thoroughly. Compares the DVD to other data storage units, and to itself! Did you know there are more types of DVDs other than what you...
PPT
Google Cultural Institute

Google Cultural Institute: 1913 Land Act

For Students 9th - 10th
View this pictorial essay to learn about the 1913 Land Act that prohibited "black" people from buying or renting land in areas designated as "white". This legislation was one of the cornerstones of apartheid and paved the way for further...
Website
Other

Kansas Heritage: Pullman Strike, Chicago, 1894

For Students 9th - 10th
This detailed and informative site explains how the Pullman Strike, which began as a peaceful protest about rent in the company town of Pullman, spread across the country and brought railroad traffic to a halt.
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Price Controls

For Students 9th - 10th
Lesson uses power point notes and related videos to help students understand ways that the government tries to control prices in an economic system, and what the expected results are.
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Other

St. Petersburg Times: Money Stuff

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource makes finance and all aspects of managing money understandable, including budgets, banking, credit, buying a car, and more.
Unit Plan
Next Gen Personal Finance

Next Gen Personal Finance: Budgeting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons and activities to teach students about creating and living within a budget.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Math Today for Ti Navigator System Home Sales Records

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Many young people choose to buy their own homes, rather than rent them. Most will have to take out a home mortgage in order to fulfill this dream. If they plan to buy a home in the future, they will need to think about: How much does it...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: That's All I Have to Spend for a Whole Month?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As a part of the study of personal economics, students will research a career, costs of rent, insurance, food, transportation, etc. and prepare a monthly budget based on their research.
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PBS

Pbs: Count on It!: Blossom and Snappy Go Go Go

For Students K - 1st Standards
Robbie's car needs to go to the auto mechanic, so Blossom and Snappy think of other ways she can get to work. They learn how the Atlanta transit system works, they visit the airport, and they even explore the possibilities of Robbie...

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