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Grades 9-12

National Parks: Only You Can Prevent the Coming Crisis

What do you think of when you think of the National Parks System? Do you think of the majesty of...

Key Concepts: Circular Flow 1, Circular Flow 2, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1…

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Grades 9-12

Tapped Dry: How Do You Solve a Water Shortage?

Economists do not operate in a vacuum. If an economist is going to suggest that the price of a good...

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Grades 3-5

Hey, Mom! What's for Breakfast?

Students working in cooperative groups will discuss food items they consume for breakfast, investigate elements of foreign culture, particularly food,...

Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1

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Grades 3-5

Paraffin-alia

All resources are limited. It is this simple fact--scarcity--that forces us to make decisions. When we do make a choice,...

Key Concepts: Externalities 3, Goods and Services 1, Scarcity 4

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Grades 9-12

The Early 1980s: A Tough Time For Home Builders and Mortgage Bankers

Have you ever thought of how much it might cost you to finance the purchase of a home? The home's...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Financial Institutions 1

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Producers Use Resources (Matching Practice)

In this economics activity, you will learn about producers and resources via drag and drop classification.

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Grades 9-12

Population Growth: Friend or Foe?

The environment has recently been the focus of much research and discussion. Because productive resources are limited, it is important...

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Marginal Analysis 2

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (Matching Practice)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop matching.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Goods & Services (All Seasons)

In this economics activity, you will learn about goods and services via drag and drop classification.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1

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Grades 9-12

To Keep the Strike Going or to End It? That Was the Question

According to the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, tenth edition, the term "strike" is defined as a "temporary stoppage of activities...

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Financial Institutions 1, Marginal Analysis 2

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Grades 9-12

If You Hear a Hoot, Then This Site is Kaput

Should the Endangered Species Act of 1973 be left alone so the legal system is left to decide the toughest...

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Grades 9-12

The American Standard of Living - For Better or For Worse

Is the distribution of income in the United States becoming more unequal? Does the average American today have a higher...

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Grades 9-12

Are the Best Things in Life Free?

Students use economic reasoning to analyze the costs and consequences of marital choice. "The best things in life are free."...

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

January 18, 2016 is Martin Luther King Day. Students can explore the history behind this day and this charismatic man...

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