Social studies
Inflation and Purchasing Power: A Five-Item Price Basket
Students compare a made-up price basket across two years, calculate inflation and a price index, and see why wages must keep up with prices.
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Business & personal finance
Investing Basics: Stocks, Bonds, Index Funds and Diversification
Students learn the basic types of investments, compare a concentrated and a diversified portfolio using made-up returns, and see how fees add up.
Technology & computer science
Lists and Index Numbers: Counting from Zero
Students read and trace Python-style lists, use index numbers starting at zero, and predict what happens when a list changes.
Study skills & advisory
Parts of a Book: Book Detective
Students use sample book pages (title page, copyright page, table of contents, glossary and index) to answer questions and learn what each part of a book is for.