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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

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Grades 9-12

Unemployment in My Hometown

Students use the Bureau of Labor Statistics website to track unemployment rates for their community, and after researching information about...

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Grades 9-12

It's a Matter of Power

Students examine tradeoffs and profit- maximization decisions in the case study of Kaiser Aluminum, which decided to shut down aluminum...

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Grades 9-12

What Does A Dollar Really Buy?

Students will describe the purpose of a price index, and how it is calculated. Then students will describe the weaknesses...

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Grades 6-8

The Need for Money that Everybody can Use

The U.S. Currency currently has two faces. The old bills are being replaced with new designs. The study of the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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Grades K-2

The Shoemaker's Tools

After hearing the story, "The Shoemaker and the Elves," the students will find the capital resources of the shoemaker's business.

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Grades 9-12

Why cities provide tax breaks even when they are strapped for revenue

Like the state and federal government, local governments offer tax incentives to businesses to help solve economic and/or environmental problems....

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Grades K-2

I Can Dream Anything!

After listening to the song, 'I Can Do Anything', students discuss services that people in the community perform. This lesson...

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Grades 6-8

Human Capital For Money

The first part of this lesson introduces students to the terms human capital, occupation, salary, and wages. Part two of...

Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1, Specialization 1, Specialization 2

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Grades K-2

Tricks for Treats

Students will recognize that people (and animals) will work for incentives.

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