Math.8.12.A solve real-world problems comparing how interest rate and loan length affect the cost of credit
Math.8.12.B calculate the total cost of repaying a loan, including credit cards and easy access loans, under various rates of interest and over different periods using an online calculator
Math.8.12.E identify and explain the advantages and disadvantages of different payment methods
Math.8.12.F analyze situations to determine if they represent financially responsible decisions and identify the benefits of financial responsibility and the costs of financial irresponsibility
SS.8.27.A explain the effects of technological and scientific innovations such as the steamboat, the cotton gin, the telegraph, and interchangeable parts
SS.8.27.B analyze how technological innovations changed the way goods were manufactured and distributed, nationally and internationally
SS.8.27.C analyze how technological innovations brought about economic growth such as the development of the factory system and the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad
SS.8.28.A compare the effects of scientific discoveries and technological innovations that have influenced daily life in different periods in U.S. history
SS.8.28.B identify examples of how industrialization changed life in the United States
TA.8.4.A evaluate how changes in technology throughout history have impacted various areas of study
TA.8.4.B evaluate and predict how global trends impact the development of technology
TA.8.4.C transfer current knowledge to the learning of newly encountered technologies