Social studies
Bill of Rights Scenarios: Which Right Is at Stake?
Students read about five Bill of Rights amendments, match seven made-up scenarios to the right involved, and discuss why rights have limits.
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Business & personal finance
Car Loan Math: What Does the Car Really Cost?
Students compare 48-, 60- and 72-month loan offers for the same car and calculate total cost, interest paid and affordability.
Arts
Careers in Music: More Than Performing
Students read about eight music careers, match jobs to descriptions, answer questions about training and plan two careers they might explore.
Career & technical ed.
Careers in the Trades: Compare Four Profiles
Students read four made-up profiles of workers in the skilled trades, compare training paths and daily tasks, solve two on-the-job math problems, and reflect on which path interests them.
Business & personal finance
Checking Account Register: Keep the Balance Straight
Students fill in a running balance in a check register, reconcile it with a bank statement, and work out an overdraft fee and savings interest.
Business & personal finance
Credit Scores and Credit Card Interest
Students match credit score factors, calculate credit utilization, and track a credit card balance for three months at a made-up 24% APR.
Mathematics
Exponential Growth, Decay and Logarithms: Lab Data Case Study
Students use a bacteria-growth case study, a half-life problem and compound interest to practice exponential functions, then connect exponents and logarithms.
Career & technical ed.
Four Career Clusters: Read the Profiles and Compare
Students read four short career cluster profiles, fill in a comparison chart, and match students to the cluster that fits their interests.
Social studies
Money and Banking: Interest, Loans and Saving
Students match the functions of money, then calculate simple and compound interest, loan costs and a bank’s lending margin.
Career & technical ed.
Strengths and Interests Map: People, Things, Ideas, Data
Students rate eight everyday activities, tally their scores into four work-style groups, and reflect on what the results do and do not mean.
Business & personal finance
The Power of Compound Interest
Students use the compound interest formula and a provided growth-factor table to compare simple and compound interest and see why starting early matters.