Family and Consumer Sciences

Resource Management

 

 

Unit 1—Consumer Decisions

· Lecture—Store Brand versus Name Brand

· Taste Test Worksheet

· Store Brand versus Name Brand Worksheet

· Lecture—Wise Shopping Practices

· Shopping Savvy Worksheet

· Shopping Savvy Directions

Unit 2—Identity Theft and Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

· Lecture—Consumer Rights and Responsibilities

· Consumer Rights and Responsibilities worksheet

· Lecture—Identity Theft

· Identity Theft Interview Questions

· Identity Theft Paper Rubric

Unit 3—Financial Institutions

· Lecture—Financial Institutions

· Lecture—Electronic Banking

· Checkbook Simulation

Unit 4—Paycheck and Taxes

· Lecture— Paycheck and Taxes

· Complete W-4, 1040 EZ, and K-40 Forms

·              Beginning Tax Problems

·              Learning About K-40 Forms

·              Tax Practice Problems

Unit 5—Credit

· Lecture—Selecting a Credit Card

· Lecture—Understanding Credit Report

· Lecture—What is Credit?

Unit 6—An Evaluation of Convenience

· Lecture—An Evaluation of Convenience

· Make and Bake Cookies

· Grocery Shopping within in a Budget

Unit 7—Housing

· Lecture—How to Locate a Living Space

· Lecture—Renting versus Owning a Home

· Lecture– Understanding a Housing Lease

· Lecture—Securing a Living Space

Unit 8—Insurance

· Lecture—Types of Insurance

Unit 9—Savings

· Lecture—Introduction to Savings

· Lecture—Managing Your Cash

· Lecture—Rule of 72

· Lecture—Time Value of Money

Unit 10—Transportation

· View “Chance, Choice, and Control” video

· Lecture—Types of Auto Insurance

· Lecture—Researching an Automobile

· Lecture—Shopping for an Automobile