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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)

Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had...

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Economic Institutions 1, Entrepreneurs 2…

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Grades 3-5

How Labor Got Its Day

If you asked students what comes to mind first when they think of Labor Day, what do you think they...

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Grades 6-8

The Civil War: A War of Resources

The North won the Civil War in large part due to its superior resources. In this lesson students will learn...

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 1)

Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S.government policies have also had a...

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments 1, Economic Institutions 1, Entrepreneurs 2…

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Grades 9-12

What Happened to Railroads?

Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral...

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Grades 9-12

Banks & Credit Unions (Part I)

Students learn about banks and credit unions, identifying similarities and differences between the two types of financial institution. They also...

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Grades 9-12

China - Where will they fit in the world economy?

With its, emerging middle class, its new markets, and a new emphasis on increasing its technology base, where is China...

Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1

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Grades 9-12

Satisfaction Please! (Part 3)

Even the savviest consumer has a problem with a good or service on occasion. It is a consumer’s right to...

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions 1, Financial Institutions 1

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Grades 9-12

Was Babe Ruth Under Paid?

Updated with 2022 MLB information! This lesson demonstrates a method for teaching students about inflation and the Consumer Price Index,...

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Why do we need money? Think about Ebay!

The students investigate money--its purpose and functions. They complete an exercise, using the online acution site Ebay, to learn why...

Key Concepts: Exchange Rates

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Grades 9-12

Fewer Watts and Fatter Wallets

Students learn about incentives for alternative energy programs and the role played by non-price determinants in energy choices.

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

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Grades 6-8

Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO

Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes...

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Grades 9-12

New Sense, Inc. vs. Fish 'Till U Drop or Coase Vs. Pigou

Hot debate and arguments galore whirl around this question: "Which economic approach is the most efficient and fair to resolve...

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Grades 3-5

What Face do you Use?

The students will recognize that in order to facilitate the exchange of goods and services, most nations create currency for...

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Grades 6-8

Agent Pincher: The Case of the missing Susan B. Anthony Dollar

Agent Penn E. Pincher is again called out on a case. It seems that in 1979 the U.S. Bureau of...

Key Concepts: Money 1, Money 2

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Grades 9-12

The Economics of Voting: What Do You Mean My Vote Doesn't Count?

This lesson explores the costs and benefits associated with voting in national elections. Specifically, the concepts of rational apathy, rational...

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