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Financial Fitness for Life: Bringing Home the Gold - Grades 9-12 - Teacher Guide Grade: 9-12   Published: 2001 6 of the 22 lessons are related to this lesson. The top 5 are listed below. Theme 2: Lesson 7 - Uncle Sam Takes a Bite Young people are sometimes surprised to learn that they pay they earn is not the same as the pay they take home. This lesson introduces students to the concepts of gross and net pay. It teaches them... Theme 5: Lesson 20 - Managing Your Money This lesson introduces some of the basics of money management. By means of a radio call-in show script, students learn about setting up a family budget and distinguishing between income and net worth... 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 13 - Applying for Credit This lesson explains what a credit report is and how to read one. The students play the role of loan officers and review excerpts from the credit reports of loan applicants. They evaluate each appli... Theme 4: Lesson 19 - Scams and Schemes This lesson reminds students that while most credit transactions are completely legal, there are some that are not. This lesson introduces scams and schemes, such as identity theft, loan scams, and c...

Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 2003 3 of the 14 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. 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... Lesson 10 - The Circular Flow of Economic Activity In this lesson, the students read about market interactions and participate in a simulation. "Econoland" involves transactions between businesses and households in two kinds of markets: product marke... 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 ...

Focus: High School Economics Grade: 9-12   Published: 2001 4 of the 21 lessons are related to this lesson. They are listed below. Lesson 11: Public Goods and Services Most goods and services produced in the marketplace are private goods and services. This kind of good or service is purchased by a consumer who desires it and can afford it, and then consumed only by... Lesson 10: Rich Man, Poor Man... The issue of income distribution has been controversial throughout history. Decisions about the distribution of income are made by individuals and firms making exchanges in the markets for productive... Lesson 12: Third-Party Costs and Benefits If some of the costs or benefits entailed in either the production or consumption of a product "spill over" to people other than the producers and consumers of the product, and if the costs of collect... Lesson 17: Saving, Investing, and the Invisible Hand This lesson explains how financial institutions in a market economy channel savings into economic investments. How much people save and how effectively those savings are transformed into good investm...

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Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 9-12 Grade: 9-12   Published: 2001 1 of the 15 lessons are related to this lesson. It is listed below. Lesson 13: Tax Math People pay a variety of taxes. Among the different types of taxes that we pay are the federal income tax and the payroll tax. How these taxes are applied has interesting economic implications. The inc...