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Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer: Prepaid Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
Tips for using and choosing a prepaid card. Learn about and compare other ways to spend your money.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Understanding Prepaid Cards

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students play a game and answer questions to learn about prepaid cards and explore whether they'd consider using them.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Electric Money Teaching Guides (History of Money Resources)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five teaching guides containing interdisciplinary lessons that can be used to explore the characteristics of money; how credit, debit, and smart cards work; financial markets and transactions; and similar topics. Designed as complements...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: The Costs of Credit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"Will that be cash, check, debit, or credit?" This lesson plan explores the difference between these. What is the difference? Is using credit the same as paying with cash? Or by check? Or by debit card? Some young people believe that...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: i.d. Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Unhappy with his life at home and school, Chris sees his chance to become someone else when he finds a wallet with an I.D. in it. Then he is arrested for using the credit and debit cards. This teaching guide for I.D. by Vicki Grant...