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Saving and Investing Blitz The Saving and Investment Blitz engages the student in a series of timed questions that will test their understanding of saving and investment as well... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 02/01/2001

Getting and Using a Credit Card Students will read the "Credit Counselor" guide to learn about the costs and benefits of credit cards; the C's of credit; credit history; credit appli... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 02/01/2001

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

Credit: Buy Now & Pay More Later Credit is money that is lent to you and that you pay back over time, usually with interest. Credit allows you to buy now and pay later. Credit cards i... Grade: 6-8 9-12    Published: 05/01/2002

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

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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 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 ... 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 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...

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 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... 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.

Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003 1 of the 14 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. 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...