Curated OER
Financial Dieters Make Progress
Students give financial advice. In this financial lesson plan, students read real-life financial problems. They explore the problem and make recommendations for a financial remedy.
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U.S. History: The Great Depression
Seventh graders examine the Great Depression and federal relief programs such as the Civilian Conservation Corps. Focusing on Texas, they assess the effects on poor farmers and discuss what they would do for a living had they lived in...
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Public Companies: Power of the People
Learners examine the differences between publicly and privately owned companies. They determine the relationship between publicly traded companies and their shareholders. They determine what it means to be a shareholder and what...
Curated OER
Total English Upper Intermediate: Is It a Risk?
In this interviewing skills and speaking practice worksheet, students sharpen their skills as they use the 16 questions provided to interview a partner. Students compare answers with other students.
Curated OER
Fiscal & Monetary Policy Writing Exercise
In this economics learning exercise, students follow the provided instructions to write an essay that refers to fiscal and monetary policies.
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Advanced Matching - Finances
In this financial terms learning exercise, students draw a line from the financial terms on the left to their matching meaning on the right. There are 15 terms and definitions to match up.
Curated OER
Weaker Dollar, Stronger Returns
For this economics worksheet, students read a 1-page article titled "Weaker Dollar, Stronger Returns," and then respond to 4 short answer questions about the article.
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Investment Investigator
Students investigate and model how to invest money. In this business instructional activity, students investigate 4 methods to investment. They discuss risky and safe investment.
Curated OER
State Government Debt in Utah: Rapid Growth in Recent Years
Students examine growth of debt in Utah state government from 1991 to present, compare general obligation debt and revenue debt incurred by state, identify four primary methods used by governments to finance projects, and complete...
Council for Economic Education
Council for Economic Education: Learning, Earning, and Investing
This course is subtitled "Lessons for a New Generation." It includes twenty-one downloadable lessons with additional activities for each lesson. It covers a wide range of topics from basics such as "Why Save?" and "Invest In Yourself" to...
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Saving and Investing for Students [Pdf]
Resource for high school students on the importance of saving and how to begin investing.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Tracking Stocks and the Coordinate Plane
Which stock price had the largest change? How do you know? How do you represent a point on the coordinate plane? Students continue tracking their investments.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Tracking Stocks and Distance on the Coordinate Plane
Which stock price had the largest change? How do you know? What is the distance between (a, 5) and (a, -3)? Students continue tracking their investments and work on strategies for calculating length of horizontal and vertical lines.
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Actuarial Foundation: Building Your Future: Investing [Pdf]
In book 3 of the Building Your Future series, young scholars and teachers work on the concept of investing, including stock and bonds, mutual funds, risk and diversification, and inflation, through a combination of information and practice.
PBS
Nh Pbs: Outlook on Money: Saving and Investing
Learn how to get in the habit of saving for the short and long term while maintaining a comfortable quality of life. Explore the reasons for saving and investing and the difference between the two. Includes a classroom guide.
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Economic Awareness Council: Saving and Investing [Pdf]
Learn the advantages to saving money, some different types of savings plans, and some ways even people with small amounts of money can invest money to fund long-term goals.
Council for Economic Education
Econ Ed Link: Stock Market Price History
Each of us seek to make wise investment decisions that will make our money grow. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the future, but the past can give us a window to understanding the risks and rewards of investing in the stock market. This...
Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance: Investing Data Crunch
Data Crunches feature one chart or graph followed by five scaffolded questions to guide students through analyzing the data and drawing conclusions. These sets of data help students understand investment concepts.
Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance: Investing
Lessons and activities to teach students about investing.
Other
Aaii: Investing Basics
Learn the basics of successful investing. Covers risk and return trade-off, diversification, asset allocation, and more.
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New York Stock Exchange (Nyse)
The New York Stock Exchange is at the center of the investment marketplace. At this site, you can get stock quotes, access a personal stock tracker, get the latest news on listed companies, and learn more about how the investment...
OpenStax
Open Stax: The Great Depression 1929 1932: The Stock Market Crash of 1929
Discusses what caused the 1929 stock market crash and why the American economy went so rapidly and dramatically downhill. Also explains how a stock market crash can have such a far-reaching impact.
Other
We the Savers: Young Savers
This resource introduces students to the world of money with this online tutorial. Each unit has its' own online quiz. Brave the desert, climb mountains and dodge alligators while you explore everything there is to know about earning,...
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Comparing Stock Investments
Students learn how calculating capital gains and capital losses can help them evaluate stock investments.