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8th grade economics resources for Microsoft Excel
Middle School Monthly Budget Project
In this project students will choose from 3 options for jobs, housing, transportation and food shopping to make a monthly budget. Students will practice financial decision making and opportunity cost to see how their choices impact their monthly budget. Highly scaffolded, this project can be done in conjunction with class discussion or independently. The choices are based on cost of living in Philadelphia but options can be personalized to where you live and what is relevant to your students.
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6th - 9th
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Distance Learning: The Economics of the Stock Market Activity - MS Excel/Google
This stock market game for students uses the NASDAQ American Stock Exchange web site and has never failed me in getting even the most reluctant students to participate! If you are looking for a great activity to keep your students active and engaged this one hasn't failed me yet. Each student is given "$50,000" and has to invest in 10 different corporations. This activity is done in "real-time" and truly helps them make connections to the economy they are a part of. You can decide how long y
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Also included in: Middle School Economics Financial Literacy Activities Bundle
Budget Spreadsheet Project (personal finance & math skills)
A step-by-step project with detailed instructions on how to set up an Excel spreadsheet budget. Students will apply math skills in context of a real-life budgeting situation.
Students will create a budget:
-Based on their future career choice.
-Independently by following the instructions using an Excel Spreadsheet.
-Over the course of at least 2 class periods (typically students take at least 2.5 hours to complete this project).
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6th - 12th
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Personal Budget Spreadsheet
This is a personal budget spreadsheet that I created which completes automatically calculations. I use it for my Senior Economics course, but it could easily be adapted for all grade levels and classes (life skills, mathematics, etc.).
I have students search and select a job listing in the career field they wish to pursue. With the spreadsheet, they must breakdown how much they will make each month after taxes and figure out their budget expenses first for a month and then for a year. I have 37
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Stock Market Portfolio Tracking Spreadsheet
This document is an Excel spreadsheet which has already been formulated for students to use as part of a Stock Market unit. As students research and track their stocks, they will enter their data into the spreadsheet and their profit/loss will be automatically calculated along with a graph for students to analyze their results.
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4th - 8th
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Stock Market Game Simulation Spreadsheet
Watch the lesson here: https://youtu.be/Ege71kIpFIkNo subscription to websites! No long term commitments!Teach the basics of the stock market and spreadsheets. Good for use of Excel and Google Sheets. 1 or 2 day lesson. Great for technology classes to teach spreadsheets, social studies to simulate historical events, or math classes for calculations like net worth.This file is the spreadsheet students work in.To purchase the PowerPoint companion file go here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/P
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4th - 12th
Stock Market Game - Stock Market Class Challenge Google Sheets Microsoft Excel
Perfect for any class to teach students about the Stock Market. There are so many stock market activities out there. I have used this Stock Market Class Challenge to teach 8th graders about the stock market for over 10 years. It is straight forward and easy to follow for students since students are only allowed to invest $1,000. Students can relate much more to $1,000 rather than tens or hundreds of thousands some stock market games use. Students are not allowed to sell their stocks until the en
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8th - 12th
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Spreadsheet Monthly Budget Activity
Students will create a monthly budget by researching the average amounts for various components of a monthly budget such as:Average starting salaryMonthly Take Home PayAverage monthly rent, etc.Savings goalsThis is a great way for students to practice spreadsheet skills and apply these skills to a real life scenario.Spreadsheet skills include: Formulas such as sum, subtractionFormattingExample Budget IncludedThis assignment can be used for either spreadsheet platform: Google Sheets or Microsoft
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7th - 12th
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Global Trade Simulation - Teacher Mastersheet + National Wealth Spreadsheet
This file is the Trade Simulation master sheet that has all of the program data. The rules, scenarios and guiding principles for the simulation are all here. I have created them based on some of the realities of world systems so that the students can take part in an authentic learning experience. This will allow you to govern the world that is created in your classroom and oversee the economy that is created. In addition, you function as the World Bank so you need so this will be your guide rega
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6th - 12th
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Stock Market Game Simulation using Excel or Google Sheets
Watch the lesson here: https://youtu.be/Ege71kIpFIkNo subscription to websites! No long term commitments!Teach the basics of the stock market and spreadsheets. Good for use of Excel and Google Sheets. 1 or 2 day lesson. Great for technology classes to teach spreadsheets, social studies to simulate historical events, or math classes for calculations like net worth. This is the PowerPoint presentation but easily converted to Slides.To purchase the spreadsheet the students will use go here: https:/
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4th - 12th
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Economics - Check Writing & Stock Market Investing Bundle
For a great deal on 5 Economics products check out this bundle!The Economics of Checks, Budgets, Stocks, College, and Savings - 5 Activities!This bundle combines two economic activities that middle school and high school students should become familiar with; writing checks and investing for their futures. These two activities will open their eyes to how they can manage their money and their financial futures. The Economics of Checks – Packet of Check Writing for Introductory EconomicsThis chec
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7th - 12th
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Continent Table Ver3 All Continents Full Pack Tech Lesson Plans&Mat.
A great way to learn about all the continents!
This lesson is in my Level 5 Curriculum Progression.
Recommended for Fifth through Twelfth Grade
Uses Microsoft Excel, but can be adapted for other spreadsheet software.
Summary of Creation: Students use the CIA World Factbook website to find information about all the countries of a specified continent and display the data in a table in an Excel spreadsheet.
Summary of Analysis: Using the table created in Continent Table Version 3 Creation or the
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5th - 12th
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Mock Paystubs with automatic calculations for taxes
These mock paystubs are great for Economics or Life Skills classes. Have students search for their career salary and the sheet with automatically calculate the weekly pay and taxes based on estimated tax rates for a single exemption. The Sheet already has four career salary tabs (Nurse, Dental Hygienist, Vet Tech & CDL driver). If at any time you need help I am available. Students or teachers can edit the hours worked and the paystub will adjust.
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4th - 12th, Adult Education
Budgeting Project: Plan a dinner party!
In this project, your students are asked to throw a dinner party for themselves and 5 of their friends. For this party, they need to select recipes to serve and price out those ingredients based on a budget. If the Google Sheet works properly, it should add the numbers in each of those categories for them to give them a grand total.
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7th - 12th
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Stock Portfolio in Microsoft Excel | Distance Learning
Learning about the Stock Market using Microsoft Excel lets middle schoolers see how an investment can grow and change, as well as the importance of thorough research. Utilizing Microsoft Excel, students “purchase” and track several stocks over a 6 week period. They have the opportunity to sell stocks or hold them, depending on the market research they do. Using a template they create in Microsoft Excel, they will track the increases and declines in their stock investments and see how much the
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6th - 8th
Classroom Economy Checks System
Included in the file are student checks, teacher checks, and a checkbook register.
The teacher checks do no have a check number to allow multiple copies and for teachers to pre-write checks as needed. Student checks have check numbers and the ability to have their information to avoid students making multiple copies and misusing the checks system. The first sheet in Excel has a place for the student roster, which changes on the individual student sheets for checks.
**The formatting has bee
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4th - 9th
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Grocery Shopping Challenge
A grocery shopping challenge designed to build students' confidence in online bargain hunting, grocery shopping, budgeting, basic Excel skills, and reflecting.This package involves approximately 5 periods worth of work. It can be altered to use supermarkets of your choice - all included resources are fully customizable. Teacher instruction sheet included too. Great for an introductory activity for any subject with a focus on money, budgeting, achieving independence, etc. Will prompt a lot of cla
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6th - 11th
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Social Studies _Authentic _BP Spill_Maps_Graphs_Primary Sources_Historian
In this Unit, we will be integrating different types of technology into your Social Studies curriculum! The goal is to gain insight into how to better utilize and understand Social Studies concepts and tools through the study of a real-life authentic catastrophe, the BP Oil Spill.
In this Unit, we will be exploring:
• “Why is History important?"
o Thinking like a historian
o Understanding historical context and perspective
o Examining Primary vs Secondary Sources
• "How does Geography influence
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6th - 9th
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Business Law Crossword Puzzle - 22 Clues - Accounting.
Students will spend 1-2 periods filling in this Crossword Grid. Your Business textbook has a chapter on Law, most likely. These basic concepts are likely in there, or they can easily search the web.Note: I added extra clues to the bottom of this puzzle to make a 44 - Clue one. Check it out on here and see which you like best. You should not plan on giving both puzzles to the same class, because half the clues are the same. Sample Clues:2. If union workers think their company isn't being fair to
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: BUSINESS Bundle: Bus. Law, Marketing's 4 P's, Child Labor Laws.
The Real World- Family Budget Spreadsheet
To be used with the Real World Family Budget Activity- provides an easy way for students to input all their data. Auto calculates net income by multiplying gross by 70% to account for taxes and insurance. Auto calculates savings at 10% and figures total income, total expenses and surplus or deficit.
I upload this to googly drive and then share with each group as a "can view" file, they copy it and add their data and share it back. This prevents a group from corrupting the original.
The spre
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8th - 12th
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Financial Literacy and Budgeting Assignment (Mini Unit)
Attached is a mini-unit on financial literacy. Included are lessons/activities/links relating to credit cards and credit scores. Included is a budgeting assignment that asks students to create a realistic budget based on a career of their choice. They are to input expenses on an editable Google Sheet (which is embedded within the slides). The template contains all the necessary formulas for monthly/annual expenses. In the end, it will also calculate the total annual expenses and savings. There i
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7th - 12th
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FINANCIAL LITERACY--BREAK EVEN ANALYSIS
FINANCIAL LITERACY- BREAK-EVEN ANALYSISThis lesson can be administer ONLINE or in a physical settingThis lesson package includes 7 files:1. Teacher Lecture Notes2. Student worksheets that reference the teacher lecture notes3. Teacher Instructions4. A Break even assignment5. The answer key to the assignment6. Break even spreadsheet student reference7. Break even spreadsheet downloadable fileThe teacher instructions outline specifically the contents of the package as well as makin
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8th - 12th
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Continent Table Ver 3 Analysis Pack Tech Lesson Plans and Materials
A great way to learn about all the continents!
Summary: Using the table created in Continent Table Version 3 Creation or the Continent Table Version 3 Analysis Optional Student File, students use formulas and data sorting to analyze and answer questions about the countries of the continent.
This lesson is in my Level 5 Curriculum Progression.
Recommended for Fifth through Twelfth Grade
Uses Microsoft Excel, but can be adapted for other spreadsheet software.
Files Included:
Teacher Instructio
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5th - 12th
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Simulation Activities
You can introduce students to the world of investing, budgeting, and other economics-related activities through simulations. For example, have students research companies they want to "invest" in to show them how the stock market works. If you want to extend the lesson, you can have them periodically check in on their portfolios throughout the year to see how their investments are performing. Or, you could use a simulation to teach them about causes that led up to certain major historical events, like the stock market crash of 1929.
Budgeting Exercises
Help students understand the importance of managing their own financial resources by challenging them to create a budget. Give them a few hypothetical scenarios involving income, expenses, and financial goals. For example, you could ask them to plan a fictional character's monthly expenses, or have them create a budget to save for buying a house.
Trade Games
Through trading games, students can learn about importing and exporting, along with the impact of external forces and trade agreements. Ask students to work in teams and have them trade goods, record their imports and exports, and respond to charges (like tariffs and embargoes).
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Give students a real-world decision to make (e.g., building a new road, investing in a new technology, or buying property) and have them perform a cost-benefit analysis. To deepen the learning, you can ask them to justify their decisions with evidence.
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What is economics?
The study of economics is a social science that focuses on the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. When teaching economics, the goal is to help students understand how individuals, businesses, governments, and societies make choices about resource allocation. Economics explores various topics related to this, including supply and demand, cost and benefits, and scarcity, to name just a few.
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