An example of a career for someone who values adventure.
What is a fire fighter?
100
A parent is trying to keep her toddler from running across a busy street. What physical need is the parent protecting?
What is the need for being safe or safety.
100
How many hours do you have to work a week to be considered full time?
What is 40 hours?
100
Government paid retirement/disability that you pay into.
What is social security.
100
How many weeks are in a year?
52
200
A career for someone who values health.
What is a dentist?
200
A person has been playing soccer in the sun and 95 degree heat for three hours and has sweat a lot. He is starting to feel faint. What physical need is being compromised?
What is the need for water?
200
What does YTD stand for?
Year to date
200
A type of retirement savings.
401(K)
403(B)
Mutual Funds
Stocks & Bonds
200
How many paychecks do most people get in a year?
26
300
Is an example of someone who values fame and being famous.
What is a comedian?
300
A child has a cough and has trouble breathing. What physical need is being affected?
What is good health?
300
What are two things the government pays for using tax dollars?
1. Social security which pays for people who are unemployed, have a disability, are orphans, or are elderly.
2. Armed forces
3. Schools
4. Post office
300
Government paid health insurance
Medicaid
300
What are two types of tax most people have deducted from their pay checks?
Federal income tax
FICA
State income tax
400
A career for someone who values aesthetics.
What is a make-up artist?
400
A woman is trying to lose weight and suffers from anorexia. She passes out frequently. What physical needs are being compromised?
What are food and health.
400
State two differences between having a career and a job.
Career is usually more stable.
Career usually provides benefits.
Career is someone's lifework and is long-term.
Career usually require specialized training.
Jobs often are available immediately.
Careers often result in greater job satisfaction than jobs.
400
The total amount of money you earn before deductions.
What is gross pay?
400
James worked 80 hours this pay period and earned $800. How much does he get paid an hour? How did you figure this out?
He gets paid $10 an hour. Money you earned / # of hours
500
Is a good career for someone who values power because they make decisions that affect many peoples' lives.
What is a judge?
500
It has been snowing outside for 30 hours straight. The roof of your house has a hole from the weight of the snow. You are afraid the roof might cave in. What physical need is compromised?
What is the need for shelter.
500
List three benefits often associated with full-time employment.
Paid sick leave
Paid vacation
Health insurance
Contributions towards retirement
500
That amount of money you take home. Your pay after deductions for taxes and benefits.
What is net pay?
500
How much does Jimmy earn a year if his biweekly paychecks are $1,000. How did you figure this out?
$26,000
He has 26 pays checks a year. Multiply that by how much each paycheck is.
26x$1,000 = $26,000.