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Grade 6-8, 9-12
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Time Value of Money

Time: 60 mins,
Updated: January 17 2022,
Author: Martha Rush, Victoria Chukwuka
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Objective

Students will be able to:

  • Explain how interest rates and inflation change the value of money over time.

Standards

National Standards in Economics

National Standards in Financial Literacy

State Standards

Common Core State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Interest, Money

In this economics lesson, students will learn how the value of money changes over time.

Subjects:
Economics,Personal Finance

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