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Curated OER

My Credit Card Plan

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Remember all those credit card tables lined up on your college campus? So alluring and dangerous, if you don't know what you're doing. Prepare your pre-college attendees for life by offering a lesson on credit management. They discuss...
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: My Credit Rating: Why Should I Care?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides an interesting lesson on credit and how we use it, the dangers of over-using it, bankruptcy and its consequences, and more.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Managing Credit Card Payments

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use a simple formula to calculate the true cost of items bought with a credit card.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Analyzing Credit Card Statements

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners conduct online research to become familiar with reading and analyzing credit card statements.
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Getting a Credit Card and Using It Wisely

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars conduct research to learn about credit cards and explore the effect that using a credit card can have on a person's credit score.
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Other

Balance Track: Finances for College Students: Credit Cards

For Students 9th - 10th
From BalanceTrack, this section provides students with information about what to look for in a credit card and how to use credit.
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Math in Daily Life: Savings and Credit

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief article explaining the basics about savings accounts and two kinds of interest: simple and compound. Also learn about managing your credit and credit card debt. Click on "Know the Terms: How to Manage Your Credit Cards" to read...