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Art, baseball cards, coins, comic books, dolls, jewelry and stamps are just a few examples of the many things people collect. While some people collect for fun — others hope to profit. In this lesson, students explore how supply and demand influence the price of collectibles. The…

Are you a high school teacher? Learn More about National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC)!  Engage your students by participating in the National Personal Finance Challenge (NPFC), a fun and motivating team competition that provides high school students the opportunity to get financially sa…

Welcome to the National Personal Finance Challenge! To enter your state challenge, click your state below. At each state personal finance challenge, teams of up to four students with one teacher/coach showcase their expertise in earning income, buying goods and services, saving, using credit…

To explore the concept that people invest in themselves through education, the students work in two groups and participate in a game that highlights the importance of human capital.

Businesses use advertising to tell consumers about the goods and services they are selling. Businesses hope that their advertisements will convince people to buy their products. In this lesson, students examine the ground rules for advertisements of goods and services, why we need rules, who…

The first part of this lesson introduces students to the terms human capital, occupation, salary, and wages. Part two of this lesson provides the students an opportunity to compare selected careers including median salary and education statistics. The final part of this lesson provi…

Celebrate Women's History Month in your economics and personal finance classroom!  Use these quotes by famous women to inspire discussions and writing prompts about money, work, success, and power.

One of the most important financial decisions people make is whether to go to college. The price tag of a college education is rising, but so are the benefits. In this lesson, students will begin by learning the relationship between level of education and the average unemployment rate; and l…

In this math lesson, students will examine and calculate interest on loans and investments.

The students work in small groups that represent households. Each household answers questions about stocks and stock markets. For each correct answer, a household earns shares of stock. At the end of the game, the groups that answered all questions correctly receive a certificate good for…