Today, students finished up or made corrections on their credit card projects if needed and we did a quick summary about what they learned.
Then, they did some graphical analyzing looking at U.S. consumer spending patterns over the past 10 years, as well as making predictions about the future. Why do you think the graphs look the way they do?
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Wow, the students had a great time on Monday with their brand new credit cards! Unfortunately, today the bill came in the mail. It was time to start paying off the damage. We had some great conversations in our classes today. We discussed:
Here is a sample of how they paid off their credit cards: This was done in google classroom, so each students' project can be found there.
This week are are talking about credit cards! Today, we talked a bit about how credit cards advertise. Students shared credit card advertisements they've seen recently and what the message of the ad was. We narrowed down the messages to: 1. Our card gives you rewards! 2. Our card has the fewest black out dates for travel rewards! 3. Our card is convenient! 4. Our card has lots of digital features! 5. Our card has great identity theft protection! After we discussed the ads, I was pleased to inform the students that they were pre approved for their own LVCS MasterCard with a $5,000 spending limit! Wow, were they excited! They were even more excited when they found out they were going to get to do some online shopping today!!! Students created a google doc to keep track of items they wanted to purchase, where they can purchase the item and how much the item costs (including tax and shipping if applicable.) There wasn't tons of time to shop today, so I asked them to finish up for homework. |
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