Texas
11th-12th Grade
State Standards
Look below to see how Banzai's courses, worksheets, activities, and games align with the Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies for 11th-12th Grade. Note, any one activity listed will satisfy the associated competency.
General Financial Literacy
STRAND 1: Students will understand basic economic concepts and develop economic thinking critical to making personal financial choices.
Standard 1: Understand how basic economic principles affect personal financial choices.
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*Any of the activities below will satisfy the competency
Describe the role different participants play in the economy, such as households, businesses, government.
Under Development
Define gross domestic product (GDP) and explain why it is important.
Under Development
Define inflation and explain its impact on economic and financial choices.
Under Development
Compare and contrast: expansion, recession, and depression.
Discuss the role of the federal government in fiscal policy and the role of the federal reserve in monetary policy.
Under Development
Explain the law of supply and demand.
Under Development
Analyze how the larger economy develops from individual participants' rational economic choices.
Under Development
Explain how scarcity of financial resources affects rational economic choices.
Under Development
Define factors of production, resources, macroeconomics, and microeconomics.
Under Development
Apply economic reasoning skills to make informed personal financial decisions, including opportunity cost (trade‑offs) and their role in decision‑making.
Standard 2: Analyze different economic systems and how they impact personal financial choice, wealth generation, and economic freedom.
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Understand the ideologies behind economic systems, including: Capitalism, Laissez‑Faire, Social Market, Neo‑Capitalism, Socialism, Fascism, and Communism.
Under Development
Discuss historic and current examples of traditional, market, command, and mixed economic systems and their effects on economic growth.
Under Development
Discuss how free‑market systems and property rights correlate with economic prosperity.
Under Development
STRAND 2: Students will understand the factors that influence personal financial priorities and learn how to make rational decisions.
Standard 1: Analyze the role of emotional, cultural, and social influences on financial behavior.
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Understand the benefits of personal financial planning on intra‑ and inter‑personal relationships, such as less relational stress, less worry in times of economic uncertainty, self‑reliance, wealth building, personal ownership, giving gifts and/or inheritance.
Under Development
Discuss the principles of financial management that promote individual financial stability, such as minimizing debt.
Evaluate the role of emotions, attitudes, and habits in making financial decisions.
Under Development
Understand how culture and values influence financial decisions and goals.
Under Development
Discuss examples as well as the pros and cons of charitable giving, such as assistance to those in need, tax benefits, religious worship, excess production.
Under Development
Give examples of how marketing strategies, social media, and social pressure can influence purchasing decisions.
Under Development
Emphasize the importance of comparison shopping, buying strategies, and negotiation in purchasing.
Standard 2: Define a rational decision‑making process.
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Recognize that individuals are responsible for their own financial decisions and for subsequent positive and negative consequences.
Under Development
Describe cost‑benefit analysis as a rational decision‑making process.
Under Development
Understand the differences between saving, investing, speculation, and gambling.
Compare instant satisfaction with delayed gratification, such as impulse buying versus planned expenditures.
Under Development
STRAND 3: Students will understand sources of income and the relationship between career preparation and lifetime earning power.
Standard 1: Identify sources of income and specific employability skills.
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Identify sources of income, such as salary, wages, commissions, and tips.
Under Development
Evaluate and compare career opportunities based on individual interests, skills and educational requirements, the value of work to the market, and income potential.
Compare the risks and rewards of entrepreneurship/self‑employment.
Compare income to the cost‑of‑living in various geographical areas and the impact it has on purchasing power.
Under Development
Understand the effects of FICA (Social Security and Medicare), state, local, and federal taxes and voluntary deductions on wages and income, and the similarities and differences between wages and income.
Contrast the differences between gross income, net income, and taxable income.
Understand the effects of state (Form TC‑40) and federal (Form 1040) taxes and the requirement to file, including income, filing status and dependency tax law, and adjustments.
Under Development
Understand basic employment forms and processes, including W‑2, W‑4, and I‑9.
Under Development
Standard 2: Understand and begin preparation for post‑secondary training and career.
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Recognize and explore the correlation between education, training, and potential lifetime income.
Discuss types of post‑secondary training available to students and scholarship/grant opportunities.
Calculate the costs of post‑secondary training options and analyze the return on investment (ROI) based on career choices.
Understand the cost differences between public and private and between nonprofit and for‑profit higher education and/or professional training.
Identify components to be included on a resume and/or electronic professional profile, such as appropriate contact information, experience, skills, certificates obtained, accomplishments, interests, and references.
Under Development
Identify sources and strategies for finding employment, as well as the benefits of networking.
Under Development
Identify soft skills (communication, teamwork, time management, problem‑solving, punctuality) that increase employability, retention, and earning power.
STRAND 4: Students will evaluate saving methods and investment strategies.
Standard 1: Describe and discuss financial institutions and demonstrate how to manage personal financial accounts.
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Explain the role of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the National Credit Union Association (NCUA).
Under Development
Compare the roles of financial institutions and their services, such as banks and credit unions, and the importance of banking.
Demonstrate how to monitor and manage checking/debit and saving accounts.
Describe available consumer banking technologies, such as online deposits, bill pay, and peer‑to‑peer transfers.
Explain the potential consequences of checking account mismanagement, such as non‑sufficient funds (NSF) handling and overdraft processing.
Standard 2: Discuss the pros and cons of saving.
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Explain how paying yourself first (PYF) early and often influences positive progress toward long‑term financial goals.
Identify and understand basic saving options, such as savings accounts and Certificates of Deposit.
Discuss how over‑savings can be eroded by inflation.
Under Development
Understand that savings are designed to preserve principal.
Under Development
Standard 3: Discuss the risks and returns of investing.
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Identify and understand investment options, including retirement planning, long‑ and short‑term investments, and dividend reinvestment plans.
Identify types of long‑term retirement accounts, such as IRA, Roth IRA, 401(k), and Roth 401(k).
Compare and contrast the basic types of investment products, including stocks, mutual funds, real estate, commodities, collectibles, and bonds.
Discuss the reasons to invest, the fees associated with investing, and strategies to reduce fees.
Discuss the relationship between risk and return.
Demonstrate the time value of money using a compound interest calculator.
Under Development
Standard 4: Understand the role of risk management in asset protection.
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Discuss risk management strategies, including acceptance, transfer, and reduction.
Discuss the purposes of insurance/risk management.
Define common insurance products and their purposes, such as automobile, health, homeowner/renter, whole/term life, and disability.
Define terms of a basic insurance policy, such as contract, limits of coverage, premium, deductible, grace period, and lifetime limit.
Discuss insurance needs at different stages of life.
Under Development
Understand the identification and designation of beneficiaries.
Under Development
STRAND 5: Students will understand principles of personal money management, including budgeting and managing accounts, and the role and impact of credit on personal finance.
Standard 1: Identify and explain the process of budgeting based on projected income and expenses.
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Define the elements of a financial plan and describe the benefits of financial planning.
Under Development
Identify short‑ and long‑term financial goals and the impact they have on one's financial plan.
Develop a budget that includes the following categories: spending/debt, savings, investing, charitable contributions (such as the 70‑20‑10 rule).
Define fixed, variable, and periodic budget categories.
Under Development
Emphasize the importance of a goals‑based budget, including priorities such as pay yourself first, emergency/opportunity fund, insurance, and charitable or other voluntary contributions.
Compare tools for tracking a budget, income, and expenditures, such as paper and digital tracking.
Standard 2: Describe and discuss the impact of credit and debt on personal money management.
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Discuss the purpose and role of credit. Explain the value of building and maintaining a healthy credit rating, including elements of creditworthiness: character, capacity, capital, collateral, and conditions.
Explore and discuss the pros and cons of basic types of credit, including unsecured vs. secured credit, credit cards, installment loans, revolving credit, student loans, mortgage, and payday/predatory lenders. Evaluate the costs and risks of each type.
Define and understand the terms associated with credit, including APR, grace period, late fees, finance charges, default rates, interest, and closing costs.
Explain the purpose of co‑signers and collateral when applying for a loan.
Under Development
Understand and demonstrate simple interest calculations.
Calculate how long it takes to repay debt by making minimum payments on installment loans or revolving accounts.
Standard 3: Explain and understand credit reports and the significance of credit scores.
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Identify the three major credit bureaus.
Evaluate and identify components of a credit report, including derogatory remarks, and the warning signs of credit abuse, such as late fees, missed payments, collection notices, and bounced checks.
Evaluate the impact a credit score has on personal finance.
Understand the legal right to a free annual credit report (AnnualCreditReport.com).
Standard 4: Understand the importance and complications of the three big expenses: housing, cars, and education.
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Identify the process, rights, and responsibilities related to renting, leasing, and purchasing a home.
Understand the primary homeownership qualification factors, such as debt‑to‑income and loan‑to‑value ratios, and the roles of the professionals involved in the home‑buying process.
Understand the similarities and differences between principal and interest on an amortization schedule.
Under Development
Compare the pros and cons of buying or leasing a new or used vehicle, and identify the costs associated with each option.
Identify sources of funding to assist in post‑high‑school education opportunities and the cost of repayment, including scholarships, grants, loans, savings, tuition reimbursement, work study, and gifts.
Understand the use and advantages of 529 plans and the benefit of planning early to pay for the cost of post‑secondary education and training.
Under Development
Understand the financial benefits of pursuing higher education opportunities while in high school.
Under Development
Understand the process for and benefits of FAFSA completion.
Standard 5: Define the rights and responsibilities of buyers and sellers under consumer protection laws.
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Understand financial contracts tied to consumer purchases, such as cell phone, subscription fees, and membership fees.
Under Development
Discuss the negative impacts of predatory lending practices and explore: title loans, payday loans, and pawn loans.
Under Development
Identify ways to avoid identity theft and fraud, including securing sensitive financial data, using care when participating in online commerce, avoiding phishing and pharming, and properly disposing of sensitive documents.
Understand the challenges and responsibilities of those who are victims of fraud or identity theft.
Discuss common financial scams and schemes and ways to avoid them.
Identify the pros and cons of online commerce, including how to conduct transactions safely, such as using credit cards versus debit cards for online purchases.
Understand the role of the government in protecting the consumer and explain the features of consumer protection laws.
Under Development
Identify federal and state entities that exist to protect consumers from forms of fraud and abuse.
Under Development