Unit 5: Personal Finance
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5.1 The Promise and Peril of Compound Interest
Through real-world examples, data tools, and financial scenarios, students examine how compound interest can work both for and against individuals, and gain a foundational concept they will revisit throughout the personal finance unit.
5.2 Planning for the Future with Investments
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5.3 Thinking About Credit Like an Economist
Students explore the costs and benefits of using credit (specifically credit cards and student loans) through video clips, readings, and discussions of real-world credit scenarios.
5.4 Why Credit Scores Matter for Your Future
By moving through a board game that mirrors real-world credit decisions, students discover how their actions can affect their credit score. In the latter half of the lesson students take a quiz to reinforce the personal finance concepts introduced thus far.
