Tools for Teaching the Arkansas High School Economics with Personal Finance Course
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Reading Q&A
16-30 min
Advertising: Dollars and Decisions
OVERVIEW
This reading assessment reviews advertising history and strategies ads use to create demand and influence consumer tastes and preferences. Print the article.
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How Do I Make a Decision?
Learn about PACED decision-making
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Evaluating Investment Options (Lesson 8B)
Students use the PACED decisionmaking model to investigate the trade-offs involved in choosing an investment.
MODULES
16-30 MIN
Opportunity Cost
This module teaches opportunity cost and helps apply it to decision-making.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Evaluating the Benefits and Costs of Credit (Lesson 9B)
Evaluate the benefits and costs of different types of credit.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
PACED Pretzels
Learn about and apply the five-step PACED decision-making process.
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READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
A Dollar's Worth: Inflation Is Real
Learn more about inflation, how it’s measured, and how the inflation rate is calculated.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
AI and the Future of Work: Opportunity or Threat?
Learn how AI can impact industries and affect jobs.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
All About the Business Cycle: Where Do Recessions Come From?
Introduce the business cycle and define its components.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Banking Basics
Describe the differences between banks, online banks, and credit unions.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Bankruptcy: When All Else Fails
Discuss earning income, budgeting, late payments, and collections.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Baseball and the $700 Million Bet on the Time Value of Money
Explain the time value of money.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Beyond Inflation Numbers: Shrinkflation and Skimpflation
Define shrinkflation and skimpflation.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Beyond the Hype - An Intro to Crypto Assets
Introduce crypto assets, blockchain technology, and the emerging crypto universe.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Bitcoin: Money or Financial Investment
Discover the differences of how people view Bitcoin.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Credit Bureaus: The Record Keepers
Introduce credit bureaus.
