New Hampshire
New Hampshire

7th-8th Grade

State Standards

Look below to see how Banzai's courses, worksheets, activities, and games align with the K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Framework for 7th-8th Grade. Use the filters to change the location, set of standards, and grade level. Note, any one activity listed will satisfy the associated competency.

SS:EC:6: Personal Finance - Students will be able to explain the importance of money management, spending credit, saving, and investing in a free market economy

Standard
Defined by K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Framework
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities listed will satisfy the standard
SS:EC:8:6.1: Compare the advantages and disadvantages of different payment methods.
Life Scenarios (Game)Finance Summer Camp (Game)Consumer Smarts (Game)Middle School Personal Finance (Workbook)Peer-to-Peer Payments (Article)Credit Cards (Article)Spending Money (Article)
SS:EC:8:6.2: Describe the rights and responsibilities of buyers and sellers in a free market economy.
Consumer Smarts (Game)Quality vs Cost (Worksheet)Quality and Cost (Article)Quality and Cost (Article)
SS:EC:8:6.3: Demonstrate the use of the different types of accounts available from financial institutions, e.g., checking or savings accounts.
Banking (Game)Middle School Personal Finance (Workbook)Checking Accounts (Worksheet)High School: Interview a Pro (Worksheet)Your First Account (Worksheet)Opening an Account (Article)Check It Out (Article)
SS:EC:8:6.4: Students will identify sources of earned and unearned income, e.g., wages or investments.
How Much Can I Make? (Game)Career Field Quiz (Module)Middle School Personal Finance (Workbook)Career Exploration (Worksheet)Income & Expenses (Worksheet)Job Benefits (Article)Making and Spending Money (Article)Planning Expenses (Article)Jobs and Income (Article)Earning Income (Article)Planning a Job (Article)
SS:EC:8:6.5: Define and compare saving and investing.
Banking (Game)Middle School Personal Finance (Workbook)Emergency Fund (Worksheet)Shares and CDs (Article)Investing (Article)Interest (Article)Intro to Investing (Article)Saving Money (Article)
SS:EC:8:6.6: Evaluate sources of investment information, and describe how to buy and sell investments.
Stock Market Showdown (Game)Retirement (Game)Investment Terms (Worksheet)Stock Market Conditions (Article)Investments (Article)Stock Market 101 (Article)Investments (Article)
SS:EC:8:6.7: Discuss the importance of taking responsibility for personal financial decisions.
Problem Solving (Worksheet)
SS:EC:8:6.8: Design a plan for earning, spending, saving, and investing.
Life Scenarios (Game)Finance Summer Camp (Game)Consumer Smarts (Game)Cost of College (Game)Middle School Personal Finance (Workbook)Emergency Fund (Worksheet)Income & Expenses - Advanced (Worksheet)Owning a Car (Worksheet)College: S.M.A.R.T. (Worksheet)50/30/20 Rule (Worksheet)Cost of Living (Worksheet)Work-Life Balance (Worksheet)Income & Expenses (Worksheet)Renting (Article)Making and Spending Money (Article)Planning Expenses (Article)50/30/20 Budgeting (Article)Saving Money (Article)Managing Risk (Article)

SS:EC:4: Financial Institutions and the Government - Students will understand how financial institutions and the government work together to stabilize our economy, and how changes in them affect the individual.

Standard
Defined by K-12 Social Studies Curriculum Framework
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities listed will satisfy the standard
SS:EC:8:4.1: Explain how interest rates affect individual decisions, e.g., saving, borrowing, or lending money.
Finance Summer Camp (Game)Banking (Game)Middle School Personal Finance (Workbook)Simple Interest (Worksheet)Shares and CDs (Article)Savings Calculator (Article)Managing Credit (Article)Borrowing (Article)Interest (Article)Saving Money (Article)
SS:EC:8:4.2: Identify the different ways in which income can be redistributed, e.g., taxes, welfare, or government loans.
Sales Tax Calculator (Module)Jobs and Income (Article)Paycheck Deductions (Article)
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