Objective
The student will be able to:
- understand the importance of investigating before investing.
- understand the terms money, scam, and Ponzi Scheme.
Concepts
A giant tortoise learns that if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. Whitey and Cahoots, two sharks, convince giant tortoise Arlene to invest in their sure-fire, money-making scheme. Arlene takes the bait. So do all her friends, and they discover the hard way what a Ponzi scheme is.
In this lesson, students decide which business ideas from the book sound like a good investment and that they will have the opportunity to determine which idea they would consider investing in.
Play BINGO with these concepts from the Money Tales books.