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Grades 9-12

Exchange Rates

Students describe and identify where certain items they own come from and the approximate price of these items. They learn...
Key Concepts: Depreciation of a Currency, Foreign Exchange
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Exchange Rate Calculator

Exchange rate calculator which displays the amount of expenses in USD Today and USD Two Months Ago. Students can use...
Key Concepts: Foreign Exchange
Calculator

Nearpod version available

Grades 9-12

Deriving Marginalism

In this personal finance lesson, students will make a connection between derivatives and marginalism.
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Profit
90 mins
Lesson

Nearpod version available

Grades 9-12

Using Slope to Compute Opportunity Cost

In this personal finance lesson, students will investigate opportunity cost by using slope.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Goods and Services
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Income Distribution

Students create an income distribution for a fictitious country to learn about quintiles. The interactive calculates the median and mean...
Key Concepts: Distribution of Income, GDP, Income Distribution
Activity

Grades 9-12

Your Credit Card

Students will compare credit cards by looking at the amount of interest they will incur when paying off the balance...
Key Concepts: Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Incentive
Lesson

Nearpod version available

Grades 9-12

When Graphs Mislead Us

In this personal finance lesson, students will understand how graphs can be misleading through real GDP.
Key Concepts: Economic Development, Fiscal Policy, GDP
90 mins
Lesson

Nearpod version available

Grades 9-12

How Expensive are Payday Loans?

In this personal finance lesson, students will learn how a payday loan works.
Key Concepts: Credit, Interest
60 mins
Lesson

Nearpod version available

Grades 9-12

Break-Even Analysis

In this personal finance lesson, students will use breakeven analysis formula to analyze investment options.
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Goods and Services, Profit
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: Credit, Interest, Risk and Return
90 mins
Lesson