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Consumer Borrowing and Spending

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Credit can be confusing for teens, some of whom are already using credit cards. Clear up misconceptions with this group research activity which has a solid outline with a lot of room to adjust to your needs and resources. Groups are assigned 1 of 10 research topics (included), and asked to present to the class without lecturing. Consider creating an assignment guide for this aspect of the lesson. After presentations, groups are given a scenario to act out, showing their credit literacy.

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Concepts
act-it-outs, acting, consumers, spending money, spending habits, budgeting, credit, economics, opportunity cost, the economy, borrowing, consumer math
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Additional Tags
consumer math, economics, borrowing, consumer, cooperative learning, credit, economy, jigsaw, opportunity cost, spending, group activity, group research, act-it-out, social studies
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