10 Tips to Get More From Your Paycheck
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Career Choices
OVERVIEW
In this activity, students are assigned different jobs and group themselves according to different job characteristics to see the connection between education, training, and experience in determining income.
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INFOGRAPHICS & COMICS
VIDEO Q&A
0-15 MIN
Soft Skills
Understand the importance of academic preparedness, soft skills, and professionalism.
MODULES
1 HOUR+
Invest in What's Next: Your Career and Education Pathways
Leverage cost and benefit analysis to make a personal career and education plan.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Your Social Security Number: The 9-Digit Evolution
Look at the history of social security.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Net Price
Explore the importance of using net price to compare schools.
CURRICULUM UNITS
Katrina's Classroom
Katrina's Classroom: Teaching Money Skills for Life is a four-part curriculum unit designed for personal finance-related high school classrooms.
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CURRICULUM UNITS
1 HOUR+
Teaching Economics with Active Learning
Teach economics with active and engaging lessons.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
PACED Pretzels
Learn about and apply the five-step PACED decision-making process.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
46-60 MIN
How Many Beverages Will Consumers Buy? Lesson on Demand
Learn about the law of demand and discover the relationship between price and quantity demanded.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
1 HOUR+
Using a Minimum Wage Debate in an Economics Class
This activity uses a classroom debate about the minimum wage to teach prices floors.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Teaching Market Structures with Gum
Highlight different market structures through a role playing game.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
Is Trade a Zero-Sum Game?
Demonstrate that voluntary trade can benefit buyers and sellers.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
How Do We Measure Unemployment?
Demonstrate how we calculate the civilian unemployment rate.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
16-30 MIN
The GDP Expenditures Equation: How Do We Measure It?
Learn about gross domestic product (GDP)
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
How Fed Policy Transmits to the Economy
Show how changes in monetary policy ripple through the economy.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
The Three C's of Credit (Lesson 9A)
Play the role of credit providers and assess the credit worthiness of an individual.
