Arizona
Arizona
8th Grade
State Standards

Look below to see how Banzai's courses, worksheets, activities, and games align with the History and Social Science Standards for 8th Grade. Note, any one activity listed will satisfy the associated competency.

Civic Responsibility

8: A financially literate individual understands how to manage income, spending, and investment.

Standard
Defined by History and Social Science Standards
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
8.E1.1: Analyze the relationship between education, income, and job opportunities.
Jobs and Income (Article)Planning a Job (Article)
8.E1.2: Analyze the relationship between interest rates, saving, and use of credit.
Finance Summer Camp (Game)Life Scenarios (Game)Managing Credit (Article)Interest (Article)
8.E1.3: Analyze the relationship between investment and return.
Investments (Article)Intro to Investing (Article)
8.E1.4: Examine the factors that influence spending decisions.
Life Scenarios (Game)Consumer Smarts (Game)Quality and Cost (Article)
8.E1.5: Create a budget and examine the benefits of budgeting.
Finance Summer Camp (Game)Life Scenarios (Game)50/30/20 Budgeting (Article)Planning Expenses (Article)
8.E1.6: Analyze the impact of debt on individuals.
Finance Summer Camp (Game)Life Scenarios (Game)Managing Credit (Article)Borrowing (Article)
8.E1.7: Understand several types of financial investments and calculate rates of return.
Investments (Article)
8.E1.8: Identify ways insurance may minimize personal financial risk.
Life Scenarios (Game)Insurance and Risk (Article)

E2: By applying economic reasoning, individuals seek to understand the decisions of people, groups, and societies.

Standard
Defined by History and Social Science Standards
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
8.E2.1: Explain how economic decisions affect the well‑being of individuals, businesses, and society.
How Much Can I Make? (Game)Consumer Smarts (Game)Life Scenarios (Game)
8.E2.2: Evaluate current economic issues in terms of benefits and costs for distinct groups.
Under Development

E3: Individuals and institutions are interdependent within market systems.

Standard
Defined by History and Social Science Standards
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
8.E3.1: Explain the roles of buyers, sellers, and profits in product, labor, and financial markets.
How Much Can I Make? (Game)Banking (Game)Business Plan (Article)
8.E3.2: Analyze the relationship between supply, demand, and competition and their influence on prices, wages, and production.
Under Development
8.E3.3: Analyze the influence of institutions such as corporations, non‑profits, and labor unions in a market economy.
Under Development

E4: The domestic economy is shaped by interactions between government, institutions, and the private sector.

Standard
Defined by History and Social Science Standards
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
8.E4.1: Explain how inflation, deflation, and unemployment affect distinct groups.
Under Development
8.E4.2: Explain the influence of changes in interest rates on borrowing and investing.
Banking (Game)Interest (Article)
8.E4.3: Explain the effect of productivity on standard of living.
Under Development

E5: The interconnected global economy impacts all individuals and groups in significant and varied ways.

Standard
Defined by History and Social Science Standards
Banzai Solutions
*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
8.E5.1: Explain the interdependence of trade and how trade barriers influence trade among nations.
Under Development
8.E5.2: Compare various economic systems such as command, mixed, and free market.
Under Development
8.E5.3: Explain the benefits and the costs of trade policies to individuals, businesses, and society.
Under Development
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