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Grade 9-12
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Saving

Time: 90 mins,
Updated: April 12 2024,
Author: David Mushrush
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Define saving, savings, income, expenses, taxes, disposable income and budget.
  • Interpret a graph.
  • Explain how saving is advantageous.
  • Calculate a line of best fit when graphing points.
  • Calculate rate of change.

Standards

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Common Core State Standards

Concepts

Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Roles of Government

In this personal finance lesson, students determine their monthly earned income and estimate how much they could be saving.

Resources

Procedure

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