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Grades 9-12
Government Spending: Why Do We Spend the Way We Do?
Students look at definitions for the three categories of federal spending and using the internet locate examples of each. They...
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Grades 9-12
Show Me the Money!
Students will investigate the unforeseen costs of car loans and/or house loans. They will then evaluate the economics of decision...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Marginal Analysis 2
Grades 3-5
Clean Land - Thanks to US!
In this lesson about the EPA, students will find out that their government pays for goods and services by taxing...
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions 1, Game Theory, Market Structure 2…
Grades 9-12
Fiscal and Monetary Policy Process and Interactive Quiz
Students follow each step of fiscal and monetary policy processes, to see the logic of how these tools are used...
Key Concepts: Economic Growth 2, Economic Institutions 1, Financial Institutions 1…
Grades 9-12
Multipliers and the Mystery of the Magic Money
Students learn about the purpose of the reserve requirement, how money is "created" in the economy through fractional reserves, and...
Key Concepts: Financial Institutions 1
Grades 3-5
Music, Maestro, Please: Show Business and the Factors of Production
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently opened a $300 million dollar center for the performing arts, the Kimmel Center. This...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Comparative Economic Systems
Students research the economic systems of a communist country and a third-world country and compare them to the US, guided...
Grades 9-12
Stock Market Price History
Each of us seek to make wise investment decisions that will make our money grow. Unfortunately, we cannot predict the...
Grades 9-12
Economics in the Headlines
Students learn how to identify headlines in the news and current events as illustrations of problems in supply and demand....
Grades 3-5, 6-8
The Mystery of the Amazing Farmers
In this lesson you will be taking on the role of an an investigative reporter to solve the Amazing Farmer...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Goods and Services 1, Specialization 1…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
A Fair Wage
Income for most people is determined by the market value of the productive resources they sell. What workers earn depends,...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Buying Goods and Services, Production Function…
Grades 9-12
The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy
How does the Federal Government spend the trillions of dollars it raises from taxes? Students will read excerpts from “A...
Key Concepts: Crowding Out 1, Debt 1
Grades 9-12
Buying vs. Renting
Have you given any thought to where you will live when you are "on your own" - out in the...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Marginal Analysis 2
Grades 9-12
The Economics of Homebuying
This lesson provides an overview of the basics of buying a home for the first time. Your students may make...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Marginal Analysis 2
Grades 9-12
Should I Be a Professional Basketball Player?
The purpose of this lesson is to help you explore the relationship between education and income. Income is earned from...
Key Concepts: Buying Goods and Services, Entrepreneurs 2
Grades 9-12
'You Paid How Much for That Ticket?'
Have you ever been the victim of discrimination? That is, have you ever been treated differently from other people based...
Key Concepts: Production Function
