Stop Identity Theft

Identity theft has reached a level of national crisis. Click on the "Stop Identity Theft" link below to read about identity theft. When you have finished reading, write a 2-page paper in a word processor answering the following questions:

How can someone steal my identity?
What are the effects of identity theft?
How can I tell if I'm a victim of identity theft?
How long do the effects of identity theft last?

  1. Stop Identity Theft
Lesson Name:   Stop Identity Theft
Objective:   Students will learn about identity theft and how to prevent it. Students will write a 2-page report in a word processor answering given questions.
Grade:   (9-12) Lesson Login:   identity_theft
Additional disciplines:
Computer Skills
ELA
Social Studies
Materials:
Computer with Internet access
Paper and pen
Word Processing software
Printer
Interactive Whiteboard Tip:   Students can highlight the important aspects of their report on the interactive whiteboard. Let each student come up to the whiteboard and underline where they found one fact for each question on the Web sites.