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Broward Education Foundation: Budget Technology [Pdf]
Students will be divided into pairs and given a $1000 budget (imaginary) to create a project focusing on their area of interest within the school curriculum that will include a culminating audio/visual presentation. They must write an...
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I Grad: Managing a College Student Budget
Help for high school students anticipating college expenses, so they can make the most of the money they have to spend when they get there.
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Nathan Newman: National Budget Simulation
This online simulation should give you a better feel of the trade-offs which policy makers need to make in creating federal budgets and dealing with deficits. The simulation comes in a short and long version and allows learners to see...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Chapter 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity: Key Terms
This is a list of key terms and definitions covered in Chapter 2: Choice in a World of Scarcity from the TEA AP Macroeconomics online text.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Countdown to Retirement
Discover whether your budgeting skills will leave you wealthy or land you in the poor house in this engaging interactive game. This game teaches practical life skills for developing sound budgeting practices and making good financial...
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: You Can Bank on This! (Part 2)
As in the first ', You Can BANK on This, you will learn that banking should not be confusing - it should be INTERESTING! Lesson Two will continue learning with Zing, but this time we will learn all about budgeting - and budgeting means...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: How Much Will This Lifestyle Cost?
Students will create a detailed monthly budget using a spreadsheet. The budget will depend on an individual's earning potential as determined by career choice and education. This is a project-based, Commerce and Information Technology...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's the Real Cost of That Car?
This is a Commerce and Information Technology lesson plan. A project requiring research, critical thinking and complex decision-making about factoring all the costs of purchasing a large ticket item - a car.
Indiana University
Center on Congress: Learn About Congress
Learn about the role of the US Congress, how it works, its history, and the principles behind its creation and operation. Wonderful set of resources including FAQs, short articles and video clips, "interactive learning modules" (i.e., a...
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Ascd: Policy Points: Sequestration [Pdf]
With this resource, learn about sequestration and how it may impact educators and students. Includes a list of educational programs scheduled to be cut in 2013 and information on how to make your voice heard by contacting your...
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St. Petersburg Times: Money Stuff
This resource makes finance and all aspects of managing money understandable, including budgets, banking, credit, buying a car, and more.
Practical Money Skills
Practical Money Skills: Financial Football
Make personal finance fun with Visa's fast-paced interactive NFL-themed video game that engages students while teaching them personal finance skills.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: Is Paying Over Time a Smart Move?
At T.V. 411 you can explore the concept of paying over time with situations involving credit cards, rent to own items, and more. This interactive lesson gives the learner an opportunity to make decisions about money management.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Mobile Phones Matter
A lesson exploring whether or not mobile phones matter when it comes to financial management and financial decision-making.
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Economic Awareness Council: Your First Paycheck [Pdf]
Learn what all that information on your paycheck means, and learn to make smart decisions about how to use the money you earn.
Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: The Pickle Patch Bathtub [Pdf]
A lesson based on The Pickle Patch Bathtub by Frances Kennedy, where students learn about making choices in how to spend money, and how to set goals and develop a savings plan.
Thinkport Education
Maryland Public Television: Plan Your Dream Prom
In this interactive, you decide what to wear, how to ride and more. More importantly, find out if you have enough loot to cover your choices.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Engineering for the Earth
Young students are introduced to the complex systems of the Earth through numerous lessons on its natural resources, processes, weather, climate and landforms. Key earth science topics include rocks, soils and minerals, water and natural...
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Lincoln Public Schools: Applied Technology & Engineering: Mousetrap Car It's a Snap! [Pdf]
This is an engineering activity that requires students to build a mousetrap car based on certain constraints. Constraints include students having a virtual budget that they use to buy approved parts for their car, the car having...
US Environmental Protection Agency
Epa: Recycle City
This interactive site allows students to implement recycling programs to transform "Dumptown" into "Recycle City". To make this simulation realistic, students must implement the programs within a budget.
Curated OER
Social Studies for Kids: Needs vs. Wants: Basic Economics
This website examines the difference between needs and wants, offers the chance for the student to make a budget, and discusses personal finance with an emphasis on income and expenses.
Curated OER
Social Studies for Kids: Needs vs. Wants: Basic Economics
This website examines the difference between needs and wants, offers the chance for the student to make a budget, and discusses personal finance with an emphasis on income and expenses.
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Stock Market Game World Wide
Over the course of 10 weeks, participants invest a hypothetical $100,000 in Nasdaq, Amex, and NYSE-listed common stocks. They research stocks, study how the financial markets work, choose their portfolios, manage budgets, follow...
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Stock Market Game World Wide
Over the course of 10 weeks, participants invest a hypothetical $100,000 in Nasdaq, Amex, and NYSE-listed common stocks. They research stocks, study how the financial markets work, choose their portfolios, manage budgets, follow...