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Grade 9-12
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Lesson

Decision Making

Time: 45 mins,
Updated: April 25 2024,
Author: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Explain how scarcity affects economic choices.
  • Describe the five-step decision-making model.
  • Use a decision-making grid to make informed choices.

Standards

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Common Core State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost, Scarcity

Book Info

This lesson is part of Financial Fitness for Life 9-12, 3rd Edition and provides the slides and activities with educational technology tools. For full access to the book, shop the teacher guide and student workbook below.

Teacher Guide

Student Workbook

Available in eBook and hard copy

Available in eBook and hard copy
Subjects:
Personal Finance

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