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Grades 6-8, 9-12
Calculating Simple Interest
In this personal finance lesson, students will use I=P(r)(t) to calculate simple interest on a loan.
Key Concepts: Credit, Interest
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Grades 9-12
College: Where am I going to go?
In this economics lesson, students will use economic reasoning to choose post-secondary options.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Basics of Saving and Budgeting
In this personal finance lesson, students will identify ways to spend and save to learn how to reach financial goals.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Grades 6-8
A Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned...With Interest
In this economics and personal finance lesson plan, students will make decisions about saving and spending.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost
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Grades 9-12
High School Economics: Unemployment Survey
In this economics lesson plan, students conduct their own employment survey to calculate an unemployment rate.
Key Concepts: Labor Force, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate
Grades 9-12
Mobile Phones Matter
In this personal finance lesson, students will research mobile apps for financial decision making.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Grades 9-12
Opportunity Cost
In this personal finance lesson, students will identify the opportunity cost of a spending decision.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost
Grades 9-12
Exploring Taxes
In this personal finance lesson, students will explore websites to learn about income taxes.
Key Concepts: Income, Taxes
Grades 9-12
Behavioral Economics Lesson One: Introduction to Behavioral Economics
In this economics lesson, students learn about behavioral economics to understand individual behavior.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Grades 9-12
NAFTA: Did Jobs Get Sucked Out of the United States?
In this economics lesson, students will analyze data to learn if jobs have increased or decreased since NAFTA was implemented.
Key Concepts: Barriers to Trade, Benefits of Trade
Grades 9-12
Rhetoric
In this economics lesson, students will learn about Rhetoric and how it effects the economy.
Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Credit
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Case Study on Productivity (Part 3) - Henry Ford and the Model T
In this economics lesson, students analyze shifts in supply and demand in the auto market and related markets.
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply
Grades 9-12
The History of Medicare
In this economics lesson, students will learn that Medicare was the fulfillment of what was believed to be Social Security.
Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Insurance, Roles of Government
Grades 9-12
Taxation and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will analyze arguments concerning income and corporate taxes and the impact of national debt.
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Taxes
Grades 9-12
Social Security and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will analyze charts and proposals to learn about the issues facing Social Security.
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Roles of Government
Grades 9-12
Social Security, Governance, and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will examine concerns about balancing the budget and the role of the federal government.
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Income Distribution
