"Teacher Recommended"
Personal Finance Simulations & Websites
| Grade Level | Simulations |
| 6-12 |
Developed for middle school and high school students, this online game gives
your students the chance to learn important personal finance skills as they
play and compete against fellow classmates. |
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8-12 |
Airport Tycoon is a fun strategy game for high school students and older kids where you get to learn all about real-life money management strategies and tips, through managing an airport. The goal is to run the airport as efficiently as possible, in order to get the highest score. You have to choose destinations and build runways; manage the airport café; keep all the staff happy; hire celebs to promote the airport; and most importantly, earn as much money as you can in 24 months! You need to look at the bigger picture, make decisions, ask yourself what’s best for the business, try and keep people happy – and at the same time, let your entrepreneurial skills and personality shine! TEACHER REVIEW
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9-12 |
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9-12 |
Play the simulation that gives you a chance to open your own pet spa, skateboard factory, or comic shop. You choose what you'll sell and scour the headlines for the latest local news that could affect your business. Set your own marketing and advertising strategies, budget your money and determine production quantities for products and services that are in demand.
Presented by Disney Online together with The Kauffman Foundation
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| 9-12 |
Informatist is a free online business simulation game. This game offers a variety of options including 16 different business types, 80 different products you can sell, 35 different real estate areas and a large employee pool to choose from. You can compete against other players and gauge your expertise.
It's a training ground for new entrepreneurs, it's a matching of skills for
the highly competitive, it's international experience with people from all
over the world playing, it's exposure to different kinds of environment,
rivals, strategies and levels of expertise! |
| 4-12 |
Stock Market
GameStarting with a virtual cash account of $100,000, students strive to create the best-performing portfolio using a live trading simulation. They work together in teams, practicing leadership, organization, negotiation, and cooperation as they compete for the top spot. The setup is engaging, and the learning is a natural part of the experience. Students use real internet research and news updates, making the simulation an even better mirror of the real marketplace. While the competitive gameplay creates student excitement, the educational experience delivers the biggest impact. |
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9-12 |
Batter Up! Test your knowledge and practical application of economic terms and concepts in this baseball-themed game. Multiple choice questions are served up to the batter and a correct answer will get a single, double, triple, or HOME RUN based on difficulty. Miss the question and YOU’RE OUT!
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K-12 Review is K-3 |
A site which includes four
lessons which provide guidance, lesson plans and activities for teachers
interested in introducing four to seven year old children (pre-k to second
grade) to early personal finance concepts. |
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K-12 Review is K-3 |
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EconEdLink is the leading source of online economic & personal finance lessons & resources for educators, students and afterschool providers. Many of the lessons include simulations, interactive tools, podcasts and videos. Sort lessons to meet your needs by standards, concepts, lesson type (economics/personal finance), grade level, and interactive tools. Teacher Review
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