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In this economics lesson, students will analyze arguments concerning income and corporate taxes and the impact of national debt.

In this lesson, students will learn about a speculative bubble within the context of the U.S. real estate market.

Updated with new statistics! The students examine economic data in order to predict the results of presidential elections.

The United States takes a Census every 10 years. How does the country use those statistics?

Students research the economic systems of North Korea and Chad and compare them to the US, guided by questions and using information from the CIA World Factbook website.

How do you make wise decisions about posting on social media? In this lesson, students will learn how to differentiate between good and poor social media posts and understand the opportunity costs of their decisions in the present and for the future. They will learn about cybersecurity an…

Using a Better Money Habits video, this lesson introduces students to the advantages and disadvantages of using debit cards and credit cards.

Students explore the concept of interest by means of two activities. The first, a simple activity with jellybeans, introduces the concept of interest accruement, and the second, a practical, "real world" activity, reinforces the concept and places it into a larger context.

This updated lesson is based on the novel, Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson. Set mainly in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s, 13-year-old Lyddie Worthen, works six days a week, from dawn until dusk, running weaving looms in a murky dust-and lint-filled factory, trying to save enough money to…

Students learn about the purpose of the reserve requirement, how money is "created" in the economy through fractional reserves, and how the Federal Reserve uses the reserve requirement and loans to correct economic instability.