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Grades 3-5

Spotlighting Entrepreneurs: The Sweet Success of Milton Hershey

In this economics lesson, students will examine the life of an entrepreneur to learn about entrepreneurship

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Firms and Production, Risk Managment/Insurance

45 mins

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Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Opportunity Cost Video and Quiz

In this economics video, students will learn about opportunity cost and play a Kahoot! game.

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making, Firms and Production…

20 mins

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Financial Fitness For Life Upper Elementary Test Manual

Grades 9-12

Financial Fitness for Life - High School Test Examiner's Manual

The Financial Fitness for Life: High School Test (FFFL-HS Test) is a standardized test for measuring the achievement of high...

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Grades 6-8

Financial Fitness for Life – Middle School Test Examiner’s Manual

The Financial Fitness for Life: Middle School Test (FFFL-MS Test) is a standardized test for measuring the achievement of middle...

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Financial Fitness for Life - Upper Elementary Test Examiner's Manual

The Financial Fitness for Life: Upper Elementary Test (FFFL-UE Test) is a standardized test for measuring the achievement of upper...

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Grades 9-12

Compound Interest Video and Quiz

In this personal finance video, students will learn about compound interest and play a Kahoot! game.

Key Concepts: Financial Institutions

10 mins

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Appily Ever After

When working online, children aren't usually aware that parents have to enter a credit card in order to pay for...

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Identity Theft

Anyone can become a victim of identity theft. Protecting one’s identity can help reduce the potential of becoming a victim...

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Teaching PACED Decision Making in Grades 6-12

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making

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Grades 3-5

Teach About Saving Using "Beatrice's Goat"

This lesson from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' EconLowdown site teaches students what it means to save and...

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Saving and Budgeting Using the Wheel of Mystfortune

In this math and personal finance lesson, students determine their monthly earned income and estimate how much they could be...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment

90 mins

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Scarcity - Playful Economics | Lesson and Demo

Watch this demonstration on how to use play dough to teach the concepts of scarcity and decision-making to elementary students...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making, Incentives…

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Grades 9-12

The Hidden Costs of College

College costs have escalated over the past two decades, and many students are relying on student loans to cover the...

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Grades 9-12

How Will I Pay for College?

In this lesson, students will learn about current trends in student borrowing and determine a reasonable debt load for hypothetical...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis…

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Teach Money Skills and Graphing with "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday"

In this lesson, students count and graph pennies, discuss the choices that Alexander made, and give advice on how he...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Decision Making…

30-45 mins

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Entrepreneur and the Supply Chain: Lesson and Video

Teach your students about supply chains. In this video a young woman starts her own business bedazzling cell phone cases...

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Firms and Production

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