Program Areas

Source: FDIC Money Smart - A Financial Education (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

This FDIC curriculum contains both computer-based and instructor-led instruction on basic personal financial management. The curriculum consists of 11 modules on the following topics:

1. Bank On It: An introduction to bank services
2. Borrowing Basics: An introduction to credit
3. Check It Out: How to choose and keep a checking account
4. Money Matters: How to keep track of your money
5. Pay Yourself First: Why you should save, save, save
6. Keep It Safe: Your rights as a consumer
7. To Your Credit: How your credit history will affect your credit future
8. Charge It Right: How to make a credit card work for you
9. Loan To Own: Know what you're borrowing before you buy
10. Your Own Home: What home ownership is all about
11. Financial Recovery: How to recover from a financial setback

The computer-based instruction features a game-based learning design and should be used to complement formal classes by providing learning assignments that users can complete at their own pace. The instructor-led curriculum (which must be ordered online and arrives on CD-ROM) includes an instructor's manual, participant's take-home guide, and overheads.

Successful completion of a computer-based module will earn the user a certificate of completion for the module.

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In this activity, students are introduced to the connection between education attainment and earning potential. Students participate in a classroom activity where they develop a budget according to a given scenario.

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The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsors this, Take a Challenge Web site that has 80 problem-solving challenges that can be used for algebra and geometry students. The site is also available in Spanish.

For this activity, we will be working on figuring out averages.

Source: Figure This Challenge Index (License: Protected by Copyright (c) [i.e. screenshot])

 

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics sponsors this, Take a Challenge Web site that has 80 problem-solving challenges that can be used for algebra and geometry students. The site is also available in Spanish and if you do not have Internet access at your school, look for the link at the bottom of the page to Printing the Challenges for printed copies of each challenge.

Source: Moomoo Math and Science (License: CC0/Public Domain)

Watch the video instructions for students to figure out the tip to pay for a restaurant meal. It is a good introduction to this math and science help Web site and to calculating percents. Students use the worksheet to practice.