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Tower Investigation and the Egg
Young scholars build three types of towers, engineering them to hold an egg one foot high for 15 seconds. They discover that engineering designs are subject to constraints such as time, money and size specifications. In this activity...
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What's in GDP?
Students define GDP and collect data on a country's budget. In this economics lesson, students differentiate between real and nominal GDP. This activity contains an answer key to the activities.
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Resources and Recipes for Independent Living
Young scholars discover how to prepare low-cost, nutritional meals. In this personal health instructional activity, students analyze nutritional standards, plan a nutritional meal, budget for the meal, and share their findings with their...
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From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Students listen to From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil F. Frankweiler and discuss wants and needs. In this iincome and expenses activity, students relate the adventures of the children in the book to a real life financial...
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You Can Bank On This! (Part 3)
Young scholars use a chart to show how gaining interest is a beneficial part of having a savings account. In this banking lesson plan, students also learn about the workings of an ATM and a checking account.
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Making a Spreadsheet
Students explore spreadsheet software. In this personal finance and computer technology lesson, students develop a vacation spreadsheet on the computer. Students represent hotel, food, transportation, and entertainment costs...
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Passport to Globalization
Students discover how to live on a low budget. In this economics lesson, students investigate how the value of money in different countries affects market exchange. They should be familiar with money exchange policy.
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Why Plan Meals?
Students investigate methods that families use for planning meals. In this nutrition lesson, students play a game that requires them to plan and pay for nutritious meals
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The Business of Interest
Students learn about finance and money management and use math to solve problems, communicate, and explore real life situations as they deal with banks. In this financial management lesson, students apply their math skills to real life...
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My World Wide Tour of Spanish Speaking Countries
Young scholars organize a two week travel plan through Spanish speaking countries all over the world. plan their flight schedules, accommodations, and tours of cultural events. Students compute the total cost of their trip.
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Moving Out
Students determine their cost of living. In this determining their cost of living lesson, students think of ten necessary things they would need if they moved out of their parents house. Students research the cost of renting...
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Creating a Savings Chart
Student create a savings chart given a set allowance per week. They explain how people in the local community make choices about using goods, services, and productive resources, and how they compare costs and benefits in economic...
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The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze
Students use the book, The Berenstain Bears' Mad, Mad, Mad Toy Craze, to explore spending, collecting, opportunity cost, saving, and speculating.
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Needs and Wants
Learners examine the difference between psychological needs and wants to control spending.
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Stone Fox and Economics
Pupils read the novel Stone Fox and review economic concepts including income, goods, and services. They define the following terms: capital, credit, credit risk and summarize their reading by reading several chapters at a time. They...
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Spending Spree
Students collect objects to use in a classroom store. In groups, they must place a value on each object and take turns spending their fake dollar in the store. They predict how much they can buy and use addition and subtraction to...
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How Much Will This Cost?
Young scholars determine how much money is needed for a service learning project. They create a graph or chart to explain the budget for the service project. They complete budget worksheets as their plan goes into action.
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The Amazing Race
Seventh graders engage in a discussion to determine their experience with traveling. Ask them to describe differences in transportation, currency, culture, food, accommodation, etc. Then they discuss the different expenses one has when...
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Demography and Services of Fairfax County, Virginia
Twelfth graders are introduced to the demographics and services of Fairfax County, Virginia. In groups, they identify programs and services that should be supported by tax dollars and presnt them to the class in a PowerPoint presentation.
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Making Choices
Students solve word problems relating to economic choices. In this economic choices lesson, students discuss the importance of budgeting and how to save money. Students complete a economic choices worksheet.
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ABC's of Banking
Students explore the concept of managing money. In this managing money lesson plan, students discuss how to write checks and keep an accurate check registry. Students discuss the importance and uses of debit cards and deposit forms.
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Cost Comparison
Students take a tour of a produce department in a grocery store. They explore the concepts of money and a budget. They complete problem solving activities and taste different fruits and vegetables.
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All Aboard!
Students are placed in the position of the person who orders supplies for the ship. They calculate quantities required for a variety of items, and then to convert such quantities into dollars.
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ICT Activity 17
Eighth graders use a spreadsheet for the first time. They work on a selected environmental issues as their theme. Students prepare costs or income for an event that raises money for an environmental issue. They use the costs and income...
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