Resource Type: Saving and investing
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Learning how FAFSA works
Students learn about how the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) works by completing a simulation activity. Topic Save and invest (Saving for college), Spend (Paying for college), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12)…
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Comparing financial aid offers
Students compare college costs and financial aid offers for three schools and explore how the choices they make can have a financial impact down the road. Topic Save and invest (Saving for college), Spend (Paying for college), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Math, Social studies or history…
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Communicating ways to pay for higher education
Students research ways to pay for their higher education and create a brochure to record their findings. Topic Save and invest (Saving for college), Spend (Paying for college), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Fine arts and performing arts, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10),…
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Playing an investment game
Students work in groups to explore real-world scenarios that can affect stock investments. Topic Save and invest (Investing) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Math, Science, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 18, 2022 Big idea…
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Discovering the benefits of investing early
Students use an online calculator and answer questions to learn about the value of investing early. Topic Save and invest (Investing) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 18, 2022…
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Comparing stock investments
Students learn how calculating capital gains and capital losses can help them evaluate stock investments. Topic Save and invest (Investing) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), Math, Science Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities Updated Aug 18, 2022 Big idea To measure a stock’s past performance,…
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Comparing saving and investing
Students explore the differences between saving and investing and answer questions about which one they’d use to reach different financial goals. Topic Save and invest (Investing) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High school (11-12) Duration 45-60 minutes Back to All Activities…
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Playing a banking fact and fiction game
Students listen to statements about banking and then walk to one side of the room or the other if they think the statement is fact or fiction. Topic Save and invest (Banking options, Choosing how to save), Protect (Managing risk), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject English or language arts, Social studies or history Grade Level High…
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Planning your financial path to college graduation
Students use a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau college planning tool to explore college costs and options for covering those costs. Topic Save and invest (Saving for college), Spend (Paying for college), Borrow (Getting loans) Subject CTE (Career and technical education), English or language arts, Math, Social studies or history Grade Level High school (9-10), High…
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Picturing your future self
Students create an image or a collage of how they see themselves in 10 years and reflect on steps they can take to achieve the financial future they want. Topic Earn (Becoming an entrepreneur, Increasing earnings, Learning about careers, Making money), Save and invest (Saving for college, Saving for long-term goals), Spend (Budgeting, Paying for…