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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 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Features of Features of Risky BusinessRisky Business

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PartnersPartners

• National Council onEconomic Education

• The Allstate Foundation

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Risky BusinessRisky Business Highlights 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

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All Electronic FormatAll 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

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Activity OverviewActivity 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

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Video 1: Invest In Yourself:Video 1: Invest In Yourself:Get a Good EducationGet 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

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Video 2: Take Care of Yourself:Video 2: Take Care of Yourself:Sound Health Decisions Make You Sound Health Decisions Make You Healthier and WealthierHealthier 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

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Video 3: Use Credit Wisely:Video 3: Use Credit Wisely:What You Don’t Know About CreditWhat You Don’t Know About CreditCan Hurt YouCan 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

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Video 4: Expect the Unexpected:Video 4: Expect the Unexpected:Managing Risk and Insuring Your FutureManaging 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