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In this economics lesson, students will use cost-benefit analysis to build their own Minecraft shelter.

This lesson supports the Inflation, Unemployment, and Stabilization Policies section of the Advanced Placement Macroeconomics course. It introduces government budget deficits and the national debt and analyzes the long-run effects of budget deficits on the economy. This lesson appears…

In this economics lesson, students learn about behavioral economics to understand individual behavior.

In this economics lesson, students will examine a public-private partnership to learn about opportunity cost.

Compelling Question: In addressing the compelling question "Does money matter in political campaigns?" students work through a series of supporting questions, formative performance tasks, and featured sources in order to construct an argument with evidence while acknowledge …

Students listen to the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop, about an African American barber who, despite significant setbacks, saves enough money to buy his own barbershop. From the story, students learn about saving, savings goals, opportunity cost, and segregation. The students participate in …

This lesson helps students better understand immigration, a major issue in the 2016 presidential election. Students learn how to evaluate economic and non-economic factors of immigration by assuming the roles of people who are affected--some positively and some negatively--by the migratio…

Celebrate Women's History Month in your economics and personal finance classroom!  Use these quotes by famous women to inspire discussions and writing prompts about money, work, success, and power.

In this economics lesson, students will analyze charts and proposals to learn about the issues facing Social Security.

COMPELLING QUESTION Why do politicians disagree on economic issues -- isn't there one right answer? Students work in small groups and are assigned a version of diary excerpts written by a student intern working for a policymaking legislator. Half the groups read a diary that f…