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All About Money - Business - Economics For Kids & Teens - Ages 10+In order to be successful in business we must understand how money works! This practical and fun workbook is packed with fascinating information and learning prompts. The activities and lessons will help students to understand money, business, economics, government, and so much more. Students will study how money works and how the government influences the economy. this book is current! Students will also research topics such as how the COVID-19 Pandemic is impacting the United States and the world today. They will also look into historic events that changed the country such as the Great Depression. In order to understand the future, we must learn from the past. In order to succeed we must understand why so many businesses fail, and why others thrive even in hard times. It is also vital for students to understand how different forms of government can have a negative or positive influence on the economy of a region.We suggest that the student uses the book "Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? A Fast, Clear, and Fun Explanation of the Economics You Need For Success in Your Career, Business, and Investments" by Richard J. Maybury and Jane A. WilliamsStudents will also use the internet, videos, and library books for research. Table of Contents:Part 1: Understanding Money6 What is currency?8 The history of money10 Money around the world12 Budgeting money14 What is a bank?16 What is credit?17 Credit cards18 Debt19 Good debt vs. bad debtPart 2: Understanding the WayPeople Make Money, Government, and Taxes22 Ways people earn money24 Employee26 Self-employed28 Business owner28 What is business?30 Investor32 What are taxes?33 Forms of taxes34 1040 U.S. individual income tax return36 Ignore taxes or better not?37 The history of taxes38 What is the government?40 Forms of the government41 Government revenue42 Who is the president?Part 3: Understanding Basic Economics46 What is the economy?48 Microeconomics and macroeconomics50 Scarcity, choice, and opportunity cost52 Needs and wants in economics54 Goods and services56 Price, cost, salary, and wage58 Demand60 Supply62 Supply and Demand64 Production68 Distribution69 Consumption70 Trade71 What is a transaction?72 Import and export74 Circular flow of income76 Gross Domestic Product (GDP)77 Real GDP of the U.S.78 GDP in the United States.79 Business cycle80 What is inflation?82 Inflation, depression, and recession 84 How printing money affects the economy86 Unemployment88 What is a market?92 Types of market structure94 National Debt of the United States96 Capitalism98 Socialism100 Communism102 The economy and the law104 The role of government in the economyPart 4: Hard Times Paper - Be the Reporter108 The Great Depression (1930)116 The Spanish Flu (1918)124 World War 2 (1939—1945)132 The Great Plague (1665)140 The COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)148 Current Economic NewsThis book is offered in PDF form on the Fun-Schooling website @ funschooling.comThinking Tree Learning Levels:A1 = Pre Reader (Pre-K) ages 2-5A2 = Beginning Readers (K-1st) ages 6-7B1 = Early Elementary (2nd-3rd) ages 8-9B2 = Upper Elementary (4th-6th) ages 10-11C1 = Junior High (7th-8th) ages 12-14C2 = High school + (9th-adult) ages 13+Many Thinking Tree Journals span a wide variety of ages because the students use books at his/her reading level. For example, some journals may say for ages 7-17 because you customize it and meet the student where he’s at.