• Life Skills

     

    Insurance

    Car Insurance

    House Insurance

    Medical insurance
    Budgeting

    What is needed to live

    Needs and wants 

    Budgeting 

    Students will create a budget

    Research typical electric bill, cable bill, phone bill

    Research cost of living rent/own

    Research car payment

    Compare to annual salaries

    Finish and present budgets

    Borrowing Money 

    Types of mortgages: closing costs/taxes/interest

    Credit cards

    Debit cards

    Interest rate and how much does it actually cost when purchase on credit cards

    Leasing/purchasing a car 

    Credit Scores

    What are credit scores

    How do they work

    How in increase

    What decreases score

    What is bankruptcy and how does it work

    Economic purchasing choices

    Organic vs not

    What is GMOs

    Solar vs wind vs gas vs oil vs 

    Geothermal

    Recycling 

    Lithium

    Having a choice project

    Research How are other countries doing it

    Stock Market

    What are stock markets

    How does stocks work

    Companies that are traded

    Who owns what Pepsi (mt dew, sprite, ect)

    Stock market project

    Online game of tracking stocks 

    Retirement

    401k

    403 B

    CDS

    Bonds

    Transportation

    Research types of transportation

    Registration, insurance, inspection

    Typical maintenance on a car 

    How to change a tire

    Check tire pressure, oil, how often change oil. 

    Road Test

    Rules and laws of the road in NYS

    What to do if you get into an accident

     Accident

    Drunk driving

    Impaired driving

    Distracted drivers

    Court system

    Health

    Physical health

    Exercise and diet

    Heart rate

    Mental Health

    How mental and physical health are related

    Stress

    Relieve stress

    Life/work balance

    Cooking

    Following a recipe

    Measuring

    Cooking terminology

    Top chef

    Choose a recipe

    Create a budget

    Decide how to execute

    Cook off!!

    House

    Electric meter

    Septic 

    Falling limbs 

    Rain water

    Flood zone

    Fixing and repairing 

    Using tools 

    Car maintenance 

    How to change tire

    Check oil

    Brakes

    Student driven

    What topics have not been covered that you would like to.