Students analyze financial scenarios to identify budget deficits and 'budget busters' that cause overspending.

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Students define income and expenses and practice the foundational skill of recording transactions in a ledger to maintain a running balance.

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Students learn the mechanical skill of tracking money by maintaining a simple transaction log. They practice data entry and basic arithmetic to keep a running balance of a fictional account.

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Students act as digital archaeologists to analyze 'Me at the zoo,' the first YouTube video, as a primary historical source, exploring how digital artifacts reflect their era and influence the global economy.

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Introduction to income and expenses. Students set up their personal transaction ledgers and record their starting balances for the four-week simulation.

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Students differentiate between essential expenses and discretionary spending to prioritize financial health.

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A 50-minute lesson for undergraduate marketing students exploring the concept of Minimum Viable Product (MVP) through the lens of YouTube's history and its first uploaded video.

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A 2nd-grade math lesson where students identify U.S. coins and calculate their total value through video instruction and a hands-on coin rubbing activity.

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A culminating project where students create a budget to reach a specific savings goal while managing weekly expenses.

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Exploration of fixed vs. variable expenses. Students categorize potential purchases as needs or wants and record their first week of planned spending.

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Students navigate weeks three and four of the simulation, encountering unexpected costs and learning to prioritize needs over wants.

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Students calculate their final monthly totals, identifying surpluses or deficits and visualizing their spending patterns.

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Students differentiate between income and expenses and learn to categorize fixed and variable spending using a 'Mystery Wallet' simulation.

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Students face a deficit scenario caused by an unexpected expense. They must analyze their spending to identify 'wants' that can be cut to balance the budget and return to a positive balance.

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Teaches students how to record transactions and maintain a running balance using a simple ledger.

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Challenges students to solve budget emergencies and navigate financial deficits using problem-solving strategies.

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A fun and engaging math lesson for 4th graders centered around word problems themed with llamas, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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Through a 'Life Happens' simulation, students practice adjusting their spending and making trade-offs between needs and wants.

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Final financial reflection. Students balance their ledgers, evaluate their spending choices, and celebrate their savings successes or identify areas for improvement.

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Students synthesize their learning to create a forward-looking cash flow plan that balances expenses while hitting a specific savings goal.

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