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Record-Breaking Holiday Spending

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Behavioral Economics

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Click on the Kahoot icon below to begin the quiz.

Alternatively, you can use EdPuzzle.

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You’ve completed the exercise, now it’s time to learn

more about the current event:

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Discussion Prompt:

Did you do any shopping on Black Friday or Cyber Monday? Did social media and ads play a role in your choices?

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Extend Your Learning

Relevant Resources from NGPF:

  • Which factor has the MOST negative influence on money habits? (Question of the Day)
  • Social Media and Spending (Lesson)

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References:

  • Cyber Monday was the biggest US online shopping day ever (CNN)
  • Consumers spend record $6.1 billion online during Thanksgiving day (CNBC)
  • Toys, electronics and video games fuel record-breaking Cyber Monday (KSBY)

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