Eighth graders explore the ways people pay for college — scholarships and grants (money you don’t repay), student loans (money you borrow), work-study jobs, and 529 savings plans. Knowing the options early helps you plan ahead.
Students will be able to…
College can be expensive — so how do people pay for it? There are more options than you might think.
Project this and tap each. Have students learn the ways people pay for college.
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College can be expensive — how do people pay for it?
Students explore.
Students practice.
Students apply.
Students close.
Aligned to the C3 Framework (Economics) & the National Standards for Personal Financial Education.
Explore college funding.
Explain investing in education.
Take informed action (a plan).
Plan for future costs.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students name two ways to pay for college and which don’t need to be repaid. A printable college-funding sheet is in the Social Studies library.
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A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.
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.