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What Does It Cost? Wages and Expenses in Historical Context
Students research the relative value of a historical dollar. They use old newspapers to find costs for food, housing, clothing, and transportation and then calculate the number of hours a worker would need to be employed to live...
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Monthly Cost of Living - Food
Young scholars determine how much they would need to feed a family for a month. They plan meals and use Internet grocery stores to find the cost of individual food items. They brainstorm in small groups to come up with 1 weeks worth of...
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Moving Out
Students determine their cost of living. In this determining their cost of living lesson, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house. Students research the cost of renting...
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Ayiti Lesson 3: Reflections
Learners consider the cost of living in Haiti. In this Haiti lesson, students reflect on Ayiti, an online game, to examine the poverty experienced in Haiti. Learners respond to the provided discussion questions pertaining to their Ayiti...
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Shopping Basket: Is it better to live in Germany or the UK?
In this European Union economics worksheet, students respond to 2 multi-step questions that require them to research the costs of living in Germany and the United Kingdom.
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Can I Afford This Apartment?
Students explore the concept of cost of living. In this cost of living lesson, students calculate the cost of living in an apartment along with other living expenses.
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Monthly Cost of Living - Menus
In this economics worksheet, young scholars plan the meals for the period of one week. The cost for the food is then computed through looking them up on the Internet.
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Balancing a Budget
Pupils calculate living expenses for a non-traditional career choice. They examine interest, balancing a checkbook, and financing cars and homes.