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Grades 9-12

Social Security, Governance, and the National Debt

In this economics lesson, students will examine concerns about balancing the budget and the role of the federal government.

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Income Distribution

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

The History of Social Security

In this economics lesson, students will examine the creation of Social Security.

Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Income Distribution, Roles of Government

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Lost and Found

In this economics activity, students will creatively comment on political cartoons.

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Fiscal Policy, Roles of Government

15 mins

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Grades 9-12

Petronia

Petronia is an introductory online interactive course on resource governance designed to feel like a simulation and a game.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economics, Fiscal Policy

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

World101: Globalization

In this economics lesson, students will learn about global communications.

Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Goods and Services, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

National Security Goals, the Federal Budget, and the National Debt

In this economics lesson, students will examine defense spending to learn how it can influence the economy as a whole.

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, Roles of Government

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Economic Institutions Video and Quiz

In this economics video, students will learn about economic institutions and play a Kahoot! game.

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Economic Systems

10 mins

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Grades 3-5

Communities: What They Provide For Us

In this economics lesson, students will create communities to learn how they provide goods and services.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

The Fiscal Ship Game

In this economics activity, students will find a combination of policies that match their values and priorities and set a budget.

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Budgeting, Fiscal Policy

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Grades 9-12

Here's Your Chance to Make Millions in the Stock Market (Part 3)

In this economics lesson, students will partake in an interactive simulation of the stock market from WW II to 2001.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Markets, Markets and Prices

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Here's Your Chance to Make Millions in the Stock Market (Part 2)

In this economics lesson, students will be part of an interactive simulation of the stock market from 1920 to WWII.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Markets, Markets and Prices

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Here's Your Chance to Make Millions in the Stock Market (Part 1)

In this economics lesson, students will read and discuss a joke about market efficiency.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Markets, Investing

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Where did All the Money Go? The Great Depression Mystery

In this economics lesson, students will identify conditions in the economy to learn about the Great Depression.

Key Concepts: Financial Markets, Markets and Prices, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

FRED and the Federal Budget Interactive Lesson

Students will use a Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) data dashboard to calculate budget deficits, surpluses, how much federal budgets...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budget Deficit, Budget Surplus…

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Grades 9-12

THE U.S. SUGAR PROGRAM: A Matter of National Security or Corporate Welfare?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION: Is the U.S. Sugar Program a necessary defense against disruptive global trade practices or lavish corporate welfare at...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Price Ceilings and Floors, Roles of Government…

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Grades 9-12

Fiscal Ship Through the Lens of the Elections

Where does each party stand when it comes to fiscal management? In this lesson, students will analyze each major political...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budget Deficits and Public Debt, GDP…

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