Twelfth graders learn to measure financial health with net worth — everything you OWN (assets) minus everything you OWE (liabilities). Sorting real examples shows how growing assets and shrinking debt builds wealth over a lifetime.
Students will be able to…
How do you measure your true financial position? With net worth — assets minus liabilities. What belongs to each?
Project this and sort each into Assets (what you own) or Liabilities (what you owe).
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How do you measure your true financial position? Net worth — what belongs where?
Students explore.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the C3 Framework (Economics) & the National Standards for Personal Financial Education.
Explain net worth.
Explain personal finance.
Draw conclusions about wealth.
Track financial health.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students explain how growing assets and reducing debt increases net worth. A printable net-worth sheet is in the Social Studies library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.