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The Car Deal Package
Buying a car is no easy task, and can have major long-term consequences if done without proper financial knowledge. Ensure your learners are prepared with the information and criteria for comparing different car deals and signing contracts.
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Financial News
In this financial word problems activity, students solve word problems involving decimals, interest, multiplication, and more. Students complete 7 problems.
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Introduction To Earning Interest
Students engage in a lesson on interest and bank savings accounts. They see why people deposit money at banks and other financial institutions and explain that interest is paid on an annual, monthly or quarterly basis.
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Crowding Out
This is an incredible resource for teaching your young economists about the loanable funds market and the concept of crowding out. It includes a hands-on, physical activity that serves as a metaphor to help explain the economic practice.
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ABC's Of Figuring Interest
High schoolers participate in a lesson of figuring interest. This is done in order to strengthen number calculation skills while computing the interest when buying different things. This done in conjunction with using credit to make...
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In Debt or Not In Debt
Students investigate the use of credit cards. In this algebra lesson, students differentiate the interest rate of credit cards and how to stay debt free. They identify pros and cons of credit cards.
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ADULT ESOL LESSON PLAN--Level 5--Time and Money
Students, after defining and reviewing the extensive list of vocabulary words on the board, examine various banking systems and terms (loans, interest rates, investments, mortgages, etc.). They also show mastery of this task by...
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Be the Kiwi: Money and Banking
Learners practice converting money systems and interest. In this money lesson, students convert U.S. and New Zealand dollars. Learners also discuss international travel and money exchange rates.
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Which Is the Better Car Deal?
Pupils investigate whether it is more economically sound to take a low financing rate or rebate when purchasing a car.
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Americans Spending at Record Rates
In this Americans spending at record rates worksheet, 8th graders read or listen to an article, discuss money topics, answer 8 true or false, match 10 synonyms, and 10 phrases, fill in 16 blanks, answer 6 short answer questions, discuss,...
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Collect the Eggs Game
In this Eggs Game worksheet, students cut out and put together the game board, tokens, cards and game spinner. Students try to collect the most eggs cards while playing the game.
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Technology vs. Nontechnology
Fourth graders determine the range, mean, median and mode using a computer spreadsheet. An identical set of calculations is done without using a computer. The results of each method are compared. They calculate the mode, median and range...
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Political Advertisements
Students are shown how to analyze the messages and the impact of the candidates' politicial adertisements in print, video, and audio formats. They are shown the techniques that candidates use to influence voter decisions and how to...
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Micro Economics - Personal Budgeting
Students explore the real world as it relates to money and how people use it. In this money management lesson, students jump into the real world as they role play with money through spending, saving, being married, single, having...
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Learning Economics through Comics
Students summarize the historical development of money. In this economics lesson, students describe the process of bartering and explain how money facilitates trade and exchange. Students also define and describe inflation and a modern...
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Solving Problems Involving Percents
In this math worksheet, students solve the problems that involve the percents. Then they apply the operations to the word problems.
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Solving Problem Involving Percents- Practice Worksheet
In this middle to high school math worksheet, students practice solving short work problems that involve percents. They solve 12 problems on the page.
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The Early Development of Korea
Students examine the early development of the country of Korea. Using maps, they identify how geography of the country has contributed to its isolation. They use the internet to research how China influenced Korea and what achievements...
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Frontline:secret History of the Credit Card
Visit this PBS site before getting a credit card. Read the "Eight Things A Credit Card User Should Know" and find out what the real cost can be to use one. Take the credit card quiz to see how much you learned.
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Pbs: Frontline: The [Credit] Card Game
Information and analysis on the practices of the loan industry in America. Focus is on the wave of financial services legislation, which attempts to curb abusive tactics of banks and credit card issuers, that came into effect in 2010.
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Finra Investor Education Foundation: Before You Choose a Credit Card
This lesson plan covers the differences between credit cards and how to choose the right one.
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Econ Ed Link: The Credit Card Mystery
Credit Cards are a risky business these days, especially for students and those holding multiple cards. Interest rates on credit card balances have always been high relative to other rates, for several reasons. Despite this, there is...
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Credit Cards
Thinking about opening a credit card? This resource gives consumers information about maneuvering the credit process. Use the interactive guide to learn more about terms and fees offered by credit cards. Also, open the online calculator...
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Econ Ed Link: Q T Pi Fashions Learning About Credit Card Use
Credit cards are convenient, user-friendly, and at times dangerous. For this lesson, students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help Credit, the main character in this activity, solve her credit problems.