Career Choices
This activity highlights the connection between education, training, and experience in determining income.
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The Inventory Game—Net Worth and Cash Flow (Lesson 2A)
The Inventory Game—Net Worth and Cash Flow (Lesson 2A)
OVERVIEW
Students physically move into and out of a “wallet” (a specified area in the room) and note the change in the number of students in the wallet over time, as well as the inflow and outflow rates. Students use this demonstration to discuss net worth, cash flow, and the relationship between them.
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VIDEO Q&A
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College Choice 101: Choosing the Right College for You
This video assignment will help you develop a perspective and a framework for making these important decisions.
MODULES
16-30 MIN
Building Human Capital | It's Your Paycheck Lesson 1
This interactive assignment teaches the link between investment in human capital and earning income.
READING Q&A
16-30 MIN
Get an Education, Even if it Means Borrowing
In this reading assignment, learn about the benefits and costs of student loans.
AUDIO Q&A
0-15 MIN
Fiscal Policy
This audio assignment covers how the government uses fiscal policy to influence the economy.
CURRICULUM UNITS
1 HOUR+
Navigate: Exploring College and Careers
This resource for 7th through 9th graders introduces students to planning for careers and college.
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CURRICULUM UNITS
1 HOUR+
Making Personal Finance Decisions Curriculum
The Making Personal Finance Decisions curriculum teaches valuable personal finance lessons grounded in economic theory.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
The Wealth Game—Factors for Success (Lesson 1A)
After playing a game simulating wealth creation, students reflect on determinants of wealth: natural abilities, effort, motivation, and luck.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Making Choices and Identifying Costs (Lesson 1B)
Students are introduced to the PACED decisionmaking model and grid as a guide to making personal finance choices.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Meeting Financial Goals—Rate of Return (Lesson 2B)
Students are shown the two ways that investments can earn a return.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Investing in Yourself (Lesson 3A)
Students perform calculations to demonstrate the importance of human capital in increasing a person’s productivity.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Entrepreneurship—Working for Yourself (Lesson 3B)
Students learn about common traits of entrepreneurs through an activity.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
What Are Taxes For? (Lesson 4A)
Students learn why it is necessary for the government to provide some goods and services.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Understanding Taxes (Lesson 4B)
Students learn about factors that make various taxes different.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Making a Budget—It Is All Spending! (Lesson 5A)
Students discover that all elements of a budget are essentially spending on goods and services.
LESSONS & ACTIVITIES
31-45 MIN
Budget Trade-Offs—A Penny Here and a Penny There (Lesson 5B)
Students participate in an activity that illustrates that budgeting is really an allocation problem.
