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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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Resources (by date)
146 of Total Resources
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146 of Total Resources
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
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
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…
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...
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…
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…
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
Grades 6-8
Debit Cards vs Credit Cards
Using a Better Money Habits video, this lesson introduces students to the advantages and disadvantages of using debit cards and...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Buying Goods and Services…
Grades 9-12
Creating a Financial Safety Net
This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to explain why creating an emergency fund is important, especially when confronted...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 9-12
Buying a Home
This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to help students compare the costs of renting or buying a place...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Budgeting Basics
This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to reinforce budgeting concepts.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Nearpod version available
Grades 9-12
Rates of Change
In this personal finance lesson, students will analyze the relationship between differing costs using the concept of slopes.
Key Concepts: Production Function
Nearpod version available
Grades 9-12
Graphing and Interpreting Linear Relationships in the Context of Budgeting
In this personal finance lesson, students explore budget constraints by solving a contextual problem.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Discover How Two Way Tables Are Used To Determine Auto Insurance Deductibles and Premiums
Students collect data from a hands-on activity involving Colors Goldfish® Baked Snack Crackers to learn how to create a two-way...
Grades 9-12
Invest in Yourself
To explore the concept that people invest in themselves through education, the students work in two groups and participate in...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Income, Marginal Analysis
