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2008-2009 Classroom Activity Guide
 Activities for different subject areas turn the magazine and web into a classroom tool.

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Comparing the Options
In this activity, the students will research and organize information about various options for higher education. They then will begin to consider which option(s) may be best for them.

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Paying for School
In this activity, students will create a college budget based on anticipated expenses, and will explore scholarship, grant and loan opportunities that may be available to them.

How to Stretch Those Dollars
In this activity, students will track their spending for a week, analyze the results and explore the difference between fixed expenses and variable expenses.

Discover Modern Manufacturing
In this activity, the students will research companies that manufacture products in Florida in order to learn more about the potential career opportunities they provide.

Shine at Your Job Interview
In this activity, the students will develop job interview questions, conduct mock interviews and provide feedback to one another in order to prepare themselves for the real job interview process.

Your Life's Story -- One Page
In this activity, the students will view sample resumes, create their own resume, review each others’ resumes and provide useful feedback to one another.

What Matters to Me
In this activity, the students will identify major issues that are important to them, articulate their feelings about those issues and research political candidates and/or organizations with similar priorities and goals.

Test De-Stress
In this activity, the students will articulate their attitudes toward the FCAT and other testing, review strategies for successful test-taking, become familiar with the FCAT Explorer tool and develop an individual plan for test preparation.

Thrifty, Not Cheap
In this activity, the students will set goals for personal savings, explore ways in which they can save money and learn about the power of compounding interest.

ACT/SAT 101
In this activity, students will research and compile a list of ACT and SAT questions to use in a “game show” to play in class.

When I Grow Up
In this activity, the students will research job descriptions for the top jobs in Florida in order to create and share the information through a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

Car Costs and Considerations
In this activity, the students will determine and analyze many of the costs associated with purchasing and owning their own automobile.

Test De-Stress -- Take It to the NEXT Level


Your Life's Story -- One Page (Take It to the NEXT Level)
Take It to the NEXT Level activity idea for "Your Life's Story -- One Page"

When I Grow Up ... -- Take It to the NEXT Level
Take It to the NEXT Level activity ideas for "When I Grow Up ..."

Thrifty, Not Cheap -- Take It to the NEXT Level
Take It to the NEXT Level activity ideas for "Thrifty, Not Cheap"

Shine at Your Job Interview -- Take It to the NEXT Level
Take It to the NEXT Level activity ideas for "Shine at Your Job Interview"

Discover Modern Manufacturing -- Take it to the NEXT Level
Take It to the NEXT Level activity ideas for 'Discover Modern Manufacturing"

Consumer Credit and Debit -- Take It to the NEXT Level
Take It to the NEXT Level activity ideas for "Consumer Credit and Debit"

Car Costs and Considerations -- Take It to the NEXT Level
Take It to the NEXT Level activity ideas for "Car Costs and Considerations"

How to Write a Scholarship Essay
In this activity, students will complete a worksheet to help identify and discuss the key points of the article. Then, they will construct an outline for a general scholarship essay.

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