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Grades 9-12
Should I Join the Sweatshop Boycott?
In Lesson #8 of the "Ethics, Economics, and Social Issues" curriculum, students study primary sources to learn about the choices...
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Grades 6-8, 9-12
Trade Barriers in Today's World
In this economics activity, students will review the different types of trade barriers.
Key Concepts: Barriers to Trade 1
Grades 9-12
Let's Find a Deal - How the Crusades Led to the Expansion of Trade
In this economics lesson, students will examine the impact of crusades on expanding European trade.
Key Concepts: Barriers to Trade 1, Incentives 2
Grades 3-5
Hawaiian Economics: From the Mountains to the Sea
In this economics lesson, students will compare the benefits and costs when allocating resources.
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Factors of Production 2, Marginal Analysis 2…
Grades 9-12
Exchange Rates: How Money Affects Trade
In this economics lesson, students will compute exchange rates to learn their impact on international trade.
Key Concepts: Globalization 1, International Trade 2
Grades 9-12
Traditional Economies and the Inuit
The Inuit people of northern Canada provide an example of a traditional economy. For thousands of years, Inuit parents have...
Key Concepts: Allocation 1, Allocation 2, Allocation 3…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Family Vacation
Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they...
Grades 6-8
There is Something in the Water
The United States is losing 60,000 acres of wetlands each year. Is this good or bad? Does anyone really want...
Key Concepts: Externalities 3, Goods and Services 1, Scarcity 4
Grades 9-12
Economic Sectors and International Development
Using poverty rate as a measure of development, students select countries five at a time to compare how resources are...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1
Grades 3-5
The Write Stuff
Right now you are probably using a pencil to do your school work. But do you know where the pencil...
Grades 3-5
Old Toy - New Market
Students explore the LEGOLAND theme parks and demonstrate an understanding of how new markets can be created and that cultural...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Marketplace: Let's Go Euro!
With the start of the new year in 2002, the 12 members of the European Union launched a single currency...
Grades 3-5, 6-8
From Butterflies to Buffaloes
Nature tourism, also known as ecotourism, is a fast growing segment of the tourism industry. In this lesson, students learn...
Grades 3-5
Economic Spotter: Money in Revolutionary Times
Students take a trip back in time and spot economic concepts in a historical fiction tale. This time frame features...
Grades 3-5
Making Cents out of Centimes
Students will learn that most countries create their own currency for use as money. In most of Europe that money...
Grades 9-12
Do You Have a Yen to Go to College?
Carlos is a senior at local high school. When he graduates, he plans to study computer animation. He has applied...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Exchange Rates, Marginal Analysis 2
