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Grades 9-12

Automatic Stabilizers, What Are They and Are They Effective

Students explore fiscal policy remedies used by the federal government to reduce volatile fluctuations in the business cycle.

Key Concepts: Business Cycle 1, Business Cycle 2

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Grades 9-12

National Economics Challenge Critical Thinking

Watch a winning team’s presentation and hear from an expert on what your team can do to help them succeed!

40 mins

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Grades 9-12

The Economic Impact of the Crisis: Why Doesn't COVID-19 Affect Everyone Equally?

In this economics lesson plan, students explore how dissimilar financial circumstances of US households affects their recovery.

Key Concepts: Business Cycle 1, Business Cycle 2

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Econland Macroeconomics Simulation

In this economics activity, students go deeper understanding real world events using Macroeconomic concepts.

Key Concepts: Aggregate Supply and Demand, Business Cycle 1, Business Cycle 2

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

College: Learning the Skills to Pay the Bills

This issue of Page One Economics examines two economic models used to study how education, productivity, and income are related.

Key Concepts: Income 1

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Making a Budget - It Is All Spending!

Students discover that all elements of a budget are essentially spending on goods and services.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services 1, Taxes 1

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics

This economics manual provides a framework for teaching economics in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Grades 9-12

To Intervene or Not To Intervene: That is the Question All Governments Must Ask

In this economics activity, students will compare immediate benefits to long-term costs of fiscal stimulus during recessions.

Key Concepts: Business Cycle 1, Business Cycle 2, Crowding Out 1…

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Multipliers and Fiscal Policy

In this economics lesson, students will analyze responses to the COVID-19 crisis to learn about fiscal policy and its limits.

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Who Gets Bailed Out and Why?

In this economics lesson, students will complete a simulation to learn why certain industries get bailed out.

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

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Role of State Governments Programs in Crises

In this economics lesson, students will evaluate the effectiveness of state governments in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Political Beliefs and the Federal Budget

In this economics lesson, students will examine political forces influencing the federal budget.

Key Concepts: Crowding Out 1, Debt 1, Economic Institutions 1

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Let's Find a Deal - How the Crusades Led to the Expansion of Trade

In this economics lesson, students will examine the impact of crusades on expanding European trade.

Key Concepts: Barriers to Trade 1, Incentives 2

60 mins

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Grades 3-5

Hawaiian Economics: From the Mountains to the Sea

In this economics lesson, students will compare the benefits and costs when allocating resources.

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis 1, Factors of Production 2, Marginal Analysis 2…

45 mins

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Grades 3-5

Hawaiian Economics: Barter for Fish & Poi

In this economics lesson, students will examine the relationship between specialization and trade.

Key Concepts: Globalization 1, International Trade 2

45 mins

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Grades K-2

Costs and Benefits of 'The Three Little Pigs'

In this economics lesson, students examine the choices made in the story of The Three Little Pigs.

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

60 mins

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