Starter quiz
- Jun and Izzy have both bought a new game. Jun saved his pocket money. Izzy didn’t have enough and owes £4.50 to her Dad. Which one has borrowed money?
- Izzy ✓
- Jun
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Izzy owes £4.50 to her Dad. How long will it take her to pay him back with this budget?- '3 weeks' ✓
- Jun has borrowed £7.50 from his Dad. It will take him three weeks to pay him back. How much is he paying back each week?
- '£2.50' ✓
- Match the card to the description
- Debit card⇔You must have enough money in your bank account. ✓
- Credit card⇔You must be able to pay the money back later. ✓
- What does it mean when a debit card is declined?
- There is not enough money in the bank account. ✓
- The bank doesn’t like what you are buying.
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- Which card might an adult use to book a family holiday for next year?
- Credit card ✓
- Debit card
- Either ✓
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Exit quiz
- A game costs £40 to buy and £5 a month. Aisha wants to play for six months. Is it cheaper to buy it or to pay for each month?
- Buy
- Pay for each month. ✓
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- A game costs £40 to buy and £5 a month. Aisha wants to play for six months. How much will she save if she pays each month?
- '£10' ✓
- Andeep bought a game for £24 and played it for five months. He could have paid £4 a month to play. Did Andeep save money by buying the game for £24?
- Yes, he saved money.
- No, he didn't save any money. ✓
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Can Aisha spend her Battle Robot tokens in a shop?- Yes
- No ✓
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Jun has 400 game coins. Can he buy this special Battle Pack with them?- Yes
- No ✓
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- Which offers need real money?
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Online games often use pretend tokens or coins for virtual purchases.
- Online gaming sometimes requests real money for virtual purchases.
- It’s important to check if the purchases made in online games are real.
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that the purpose of the lesson is to get them to stop playing videogames.
Ensure that children understand that videogames are not inherently bad but that it is important to know what they're asking of you. The pupils wll have their own experiences to share about this.
Keywords
Purchase - To purchase is to buy something.
Currency - A currency is the system of money that is used in different places. For example, the United Kingdom uses pounds (£).
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