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Resources (by date) 426 of Total Resources
Resources (by date) 426 of Total Resources

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426 of Total Resources

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Grades 9-12

Break-Even Analysis

In this personal finance lesson, students will use breakeven analysis formula to analyze investment options.
Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1, Production Function
70 mins
Lesson

Nearpod version available

Grades 9-12

Earning Credit

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn to compound interest and amortization to calculate the cost of a car.
Key Concepts: Risk Managment/Insurance
90 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8

"The Giver": Jonas Makes a Choice

Jonas, a twelve-year old, lives in a seemingly perfect futuristic world. His community protects him from all harm and in...
Key Concepts: Externalities 3, Scarcity 4
Lesson

Grades 3-5

Spotlighting Entrepreneurs: A Technology "iCon"

What better way to address Common Core standards in Reading Informational Text than by meeting a gentleman that changed the...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Entrepreneurs 2…
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Pop Goes the Housing Bubble

In this lesson, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Marginal Analysis 2…
Lesson

Grades 9-12

The 411 on College Education

One of the most important financial decisions people make is whether to go to college. The price tag of a...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Game Theory, Marginal Analysis 2…
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Invest in Yourself

To explore the concept that people invest in themselves through education, the students work in two groups and participate in...
Lesson

Grades 9-12

What is a Stock?

The students work in small groups that represent households. Each household answers questions about stocks and stock markets. For each...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Budgeting/Money Managment, Financial Institutions 2
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Understanding a Balance Sheet

A balance sheet shows the assets, liabilities, and net worth for a business on a given day. This business document...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Marginal Analysis 2
Lesson

Grades 9-12

A Penny Saved

In this economics lesson, students will read and discuss the comic book, “A Penny Saved".
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Financial Institutions 1
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Columbian Exchange

In this lesson, students learn that the Columbian Exchange resulted in an enormous exchange of goods, resources, and institutions between...
Key Concepts: Globalization 1, Goods and Services 1, International Trade 2
60 mins
Lesson