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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
College Choice 101: Choosing the Right College for You
Develop a framework for making decisions about college.
MODULES
16-30 MIN
Building Human Capital | It's Your Paycheck Lesson 1
Identify the link between investment in human capital and earning income.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Get an Education, Even if it Means Borrowing
Learn about the benefits and costs of student loans.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
0-15 MIN
Evaluating Careers
This activity uses a decisionmaking chart to research career options.
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.
