Monday, April 15, 2019

  • Taxes Quiz today using quia

Did you know? The USA bought Alaska from Russia for 2 cents and acre.

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

  • Insurance
    • Open Word and answer the following questions:
    • Think about your average day:
      1. What risks do you take in an average day? (Pick 3)
      2. What are the potential consequences?
      3. What (if anything) do you do to protect yourself against those risks?
    • Watch a video
    • Answer these questions:
    • Why might it be better to pay a monthly insurance premium than to just save the same amount of money in a savings account?
    • How do insurance companies make money if they have to pay out large sums of money for new homes, cars, boats, etc.?
    • Read this article and answer these questions in your Journal
    • Describe “insurance premium” in your own words.
    • How do you think the insurance companies select the criteria to determine the cost of your premium?
    • Notice that both homeowners and car insurance premiums may depend on your credit score. Why do you think this is the case?

Did you know? The head of a jellyfish is called the Bell.

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Did you know? Only 55% of all Americans know that the sun is a star.

Thursday, April 18, 2019

  • Insurance - Guest speaker

Did you know? If you plant an apple seed, it is almost guaranteed to grow a tree of a different type of apple.

Friday, April 19, 2019

  • 1/2 day

Did you know? In the United States, turkeys are mostly raised in California.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!