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Algebraic Connections Std 1: Use algebraic and geometric techniques to make financial and economic decisions, including those involving banking and investments, insurance, personal budgets, credit purchases, recreation, and deceptive and fraudulent pricing and advertising. Examples: banking—determining the best choice of certificates of deposit, savings accounts, checking accounts, or loans; credit purchases—comparing the costs of fixed- or variable-rate mortgage loans, comparing the costs associated with various credit cards; personal budgets—determining the best plan for long distance phone service Generating, manually or with technological tools, graphs and tables related to personal finance and economics Example: using computer software to create an amortization table for a mortgage loan or a circle graph for a personal budget

Lesson Plans Buy vs. Lease In this lesson students compare buying verses leasing an automobile. Create a Budget Students create a budget and examine the cost of living. Circle Graphs This is the How, What, and Why of building circle graphs, an interactive java applet that allows students to enter categories and values and watch the circle graph appear. Pie Chart Construct an interactive Pie chart with an explanation of the percentages involved. Tax Structure USA Today presents information on the number of tax cheaters. This is followed by an activity in which students explore the cost and feasibility of a flat tax. Smart Shopping Identify common advertising techniques and make smart choices to avoid deceptive and fraudulent advertising. Wise Use of Credit This site has definitions and regulations for the most common types of credit agreements. Sample balance + interest rate scenarios are given the educate consumers on the appropriate choices concerning credit.

Resources: mymoney.gov The Federal Government's website dedicated to helping Americans understand more about their money – how to save it, invest it, and manage it to meet their personal goals. You can use the resources on this site to learn how to do these things and manage your money better – and we hope you'll share what you learn with others. FTC Alert about new PMI Law This article explains a new law that allows home owners to save hundreds of dollars every year on their mortgage. National Fraud Information Center This site has fraud statistics and PowerPoint presentations on all types of fraudulent activities. Amortization in Excel Tips on using the amortization template built in to Microsoft Excel. Financial Planning This is a financial planning website with lots of good articles about money and debt. Net Gain This is a resource of about 20 lesson plan resources on financial responsibility.
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