Credit and Debt
| RESOURCE | GRADE LEVEL | MEDIA TYPE |
|---|---|---|
Bank It or BustIn this interactive game from What's Up in Finance?, players make financial decisions to help them meet their goal of buying a car. |
7-12 |
Interactive |
The Business of CreditStudents apply the basics of credit to managing a small business. |
7-12 |
Lesson Plan |
The Business of InterestIn this lesson, students learn about loans, interest on and repayment of loans through a model small business interactive. |
7-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Digging Out of DebtA college student learns a valuable lesson about excessive credit card debt, and how to deal with the problem, in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money. |
9-12 |
Video |
Filling Empty PocketsStudents explore the basic concepts of borrowing and credit with an emphasis on credit cards. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Finance and Responsible LendingIn this lesson students learn the role of banks and the criteria they use to determine when to lend money. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Green ChicIn this video segment from What’s Up in Finance?, a fashion designer learns the importance of good credit when she borrows money for her budding small business. |
9-12 |
Video |
It Costs What?!In this interactive from What's Up in Finance? four friends experience different financial outcomes when they each buy a digital music player using cash, credit cards or pay overtime. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Making It and Keeping It Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons and members of the music community discuss the importance of understanding personal finance at the Get Your Money Right seminar, in this video segment from Your Life, Your Money. |
9-12 |
Video |
The Origin of CreditThe historical evolution of credit and the purpose of interest are examined in this video segment from The Ascent of Money. |
9-12 |
Video |
Pay Credit When Credit is DueStudents investigate the fundamentals of credit including credit cards, credit ratings and credit management. |
7-12 |
Lesson Plan |
Rags to RichesIn this interactive from What's Up in Finance? students have to make all the right financial moves to manage their new t-shirt business. |
7-12 |
Interactive |
Teaching Students About CreditIn this video, learn about the successful techniques Lauren Popkoff uses to teach credit in her Financial Education class at Brooklyn College Academy High School. |
9-12 |
Video |
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