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Features of Risky Business

Features of Risky Business. Partners. National Council on Economic Education The Allstate Foundation. Risky Business Highlights. Four videos narrated by award winning journalist and author Maria Hinojosa

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Features of Risky Business

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  1. Features of Risky Business

  2. Partners • National Council onEconomic Education • The Allstate Foundation Features of Risky Business

  3. Risky Business Highlights • Four videos narrated by award winning journalist and author Maria Hinojosa • Fast-paced, featuring action footage, interviews with high-school age students and experts • Three activities per video (12 total) to reinforce points from the videos • Linked to standards: NCEE, NCTM, Jump$tart • Assessments for each lesson • Accompanying Web site Features of Risky Business

  4. All Electronic Format • Durable DVD • No tapes to wear out or jam • Permission granted for unlimited nonprofit classroom use • Adobe PDF format activities and handouts:print as many or as few as you need Features of Risky Business

  5. Activity Overview • The first activity for each video (1.1, 2.1, 3.1 and 4.1) includes a student handout to be passed out before the video starts • The other activities are a mix of read-and-respond, game and case study activities • Activities are best used after students have seen the video – but can be used before with proper introduction Features of Risky Business

  6. Video 1: Invest In Yourself:Get a Good Education • Running time 0:00 • Young people discuss their dreams for the future • Interviewed experts explain the importance of education • Economic content stresses benefits of education, concept of opportunity cost • Activity highlights include statistics hunt on the benefits of education and a “You Be the Counselor” exercise Features of Risky Business

  7. Video 2: Take Care of Yourself:Sound Health Decisions Make You Healthier and Wealthier • Running time 0:00 • Featured personalities are Olympic gymnasts Paul and Morgan Hamm • Economic content emphasizes that healthy choices lead to a successful financial future • Activity highlights include “Couch Potato Economics” exercise and a dramatic illustration of smoking’s costs Features of Risky Business

  8. Video 3: Use Credit Wisely:What You Don’t Know About CreditCan Hurt You • Running time 0:00 • Video shows basics of credit cards • Interviewed experts explain the lure of spending, difficulty of managing card debt • Economic content highlights benefits and costs of credit • Activity highlights include learning to read a credit report and credit statement Features of Risky Business

  9. Video 4: Expect the Unexpected:Managing Risk and Insuring Your Future • Running time 0:00 • Video features footage of risk taking • Interviewed experts explain how insurance works and how costs are affected by risk-taking behavior • Economic content stresses methods of managing risks • Activity highlights include a “Choosing Sides” game that simulates insurance, case studies Features of Risky Business

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