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The Credit Card Mystery Credit Cards are a risky business these days, especially for students and those holding multiple cards. Interest rates on credit card balances have al... Grade: 9-12    Published: 11/20/2009

What causes inflation? This lesson explores different types of inflation and terms associated with this economic concept. You may have heard relatives talk about the good o... Grade: 9-12    Published: 01/12/2006

Q T Pi Fashions - Learning About Credit Card Use Credit cards are convenient, user friendly, and at times dangerous. In this lesson students learn the joys and dangers of using credit as they help... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 11/13/2002

Focus on Economic Data: U.S. Gross Domestic Product - November 30, 2005 Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period. Grade: 9-12    Published: 11/30/2005

Focus on Economic Data: Gross Domestic Product - October 28, 2005 Explore the connection between the economic indicators and real-world issues. These lessons typically can be done in one class period. Grade: 9-12    Published: 10/28/2005

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Your Credit Counts Challenge: Trainer's Guide Grade: 7-adult   Published: 2004 4 of the 6 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Section 3: Managing Credit Participants will identify the advantages and disadvantages of using credit. Participants will recognize what credit is, what it costs, and the basic steps involved in obtaining credit. Participants... Section 6: The Basics of a Market Economy Participants will identify the characteristics of people who build wealth. Participants will recognize the primary features of a market economy including voluntary exchange, private ownership, a pric... Section 5: Strategies for Wealth Building Participants will understand the concept of net wealth and how the decisions they make can cause their own net wealth to increase or decrease. Participants will explain why an early start in saving a... Section 4: A Roof Over Your Head Participants will understand the benefits and drawbacks of homeownership. Participants will understand the process of buying a home, from before house-hunting to closing and occupancy. Participants ...

Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003 5 of the 14 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 1 - Why People Trade Students participate in a trading simulation and use this experience to discover the benefits of free trade. In a class discussion, they relate the simulation to concepts of regional versus universal... Lesson 3 - Using Economic Reasoning To Solve Mysteries Students ponder an economic mystery: Why do professional athletes, many of whom never finish college, earn far higher salaries than people who perform worthy services such as teachers and firefighter... Lesson 12 - Fiscal Policy: A Two-Act Play Groups of students are given outlines for one of two acts in a play describing either expansionary or contractionary fiscal policy. After the students choose parts and prepare lines for their roles, t... Lesson 5 - The Role of Government In a Market Economy Students brainstorm suggestions about which functions government should perform in a market economy and compare their suggestions with categories economists frequently use. They participate in a quiz ... Lesson 4 - Property Rights in a Market Economy Students discuss private property, free enterprise, self-interest, competition, a system of markets and prices, and limited government as characteristics of market economies. They participate in or o...

Civics and Government: Focus on Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 1996 5 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Unit 3: Lesson 10 - Why Does the Federal Government Give Money to State and Local Governments? The class discusses the meaning of spillover benefits (positive externalities) and develops a list of goods and services provided by state or local governments that could result in positive externalit... Unit 2: Lesson 4 - What are the Economic Functions of Government? The six economic functions of government are presented to students. Students categorize a series of newspaper headlines as examples of each of the six functions and locate additional examples in curr... Unit 3: Lesson 12 - Why Isn't Income Distributed More Equally? On day one, students review a list of selected occupations and categorize them according to median income. They brainstorm a list of reasons for income differentials and then review a list of convent... Unit 1: Lesson 1 - How Has the Constitution Shaped the Economic System in the United States? Students provide their own examples of the six characteristics of a market economy as they exist in the United States today. Then they see how the U.S. Constitution supports those characteristics by ... Unit 4: Lesson 14 - Do Economic Forces Lead Immigrants to the United States? Students individually or in groups interview a recent adult immigrant to the United States, identifying his or her reasons for leaving the home nation and the reasons for coming to the U.S. The class ...

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Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 9-12 Grade: 9-12   Published: 2001 3 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 11: Cash or Annuity? Jackpot winners of state lotteries may have the choice of receiving their winnings in the form of cash or an annuity. An annuity is a financial instrument that provides income at regular intervals ove... Lesson 15: The Mathematics of Credit Card Interest and Fixed Payments It is common for a high school student to receive multiple invitations to enroll for a credit card. In fact, an increasing number of high school students even carry credit cards. One goal of this less... Lesson 14: The Mathematics of Savings Because of interest compounding, establishing a commitment to personal savings early in one's professional career can yield large long-run benefits. This lesson looks at the mathematics that underlie ...

Financial Fitness for Life: Bringing Home the Gold - Grades 9-12 - Teacher Guide Grade: 9-12   Published: 2001 3 of the 22 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Theme 1: Lesson 2 - The Economic Way of Thinking Lesson 2 introduces students to the economic reasoning process or the "economic way of thinking." Students reason through two situations, using The Handy Dandy Guide, a primer on economic reasoning. Theme 4: Lesson 11 - What Is Credit? Credit decisions are among the most important choices that young people will make. This lesson provides an overview of what credit is and some of the advantages and disadvantages of using credit. St... Theme 4: Lesson 14 - All About Interest In order to compare the cost of different loans, students must understand finance charges and interest rates. In this lesson, the students learn how to compute finance charges, how to differentiate b...

Financial Fitness for Life: Steps to Financial Fitness - Grades 3-5 - Teacher Guide Grade: 3-5   Published: 2001 2 of the 16 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Theme 2: Lesson 5 - Why? How? Where? This lesson provides some practical activities to extend students' understanding about how to make saving choices. Children set a goal, determine a strategy for saving, and decide how they will save ... Theme 3: Lesson 13 - Buddy, Can You Spare a Dime? In this lesson, students role-play how they would respond to various lending situations and analyze how to make better decisions about lending. By assuming the role of lender, students will analyze t...