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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

Behavioral Economics Lesson One: Introduction to Behavioral Economics

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

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

That’s the Ticket: The Economics of Ticket Scalping

In this economics lesson, students will apply supply and demand to learn about price ceilings in the ticket market.

Key Concepts: Markets and Prices, Price Ceilings and Floors

30 mins

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Grades 6-8

The Trading Game: Should LeBron James Mow His Own Lawn?

In this economics lesson, students will play a trading game to learn about voluntary trade.

Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Comparative Advantage, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

45 mins

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Grades 3-5

Spotlighting Entrepreneurs: The Sweet Success of Milton Hershey

In this economics lesson, students will examine the life of an entrepreneur to learn about entrepreneurship

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Profit, Risk and Return

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Sports Economics: To Build or Not to Build

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

Key Concepts: Opportunity Cost, Roles of Government, Taxes

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

Green Eggs and …Economics?

In this economics lesson, students will learn key economic concepts found in children's literature.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor/Specialization, Market Structures

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Where did All the Money Go? The Great Depression Mystery

In this economic 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 K-2

Open for Business

In this economics lesson, students will read a popular children's book to learn about entrepreneurship.

Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Goods and Services, Risk and Return

45 mins

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Appily Ever After

When working online, children aren't usually aware that parents have to enter a credit card in order to pay for…

Key Concepts: Consumers, Credit, Goods and Services

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Economics: Protecting Your Identity Online

How do you help students practice safe behavior online? In this lesson, students learn the do's and don’ts through the…

Key Concepts: Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Economics: Goldi and the Three Passwords

In this lesson, students learn about how to create good passwords and the risks of not doing so. Through an…

Key Concepts: Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Digital Footprints

Students examine digital footprints and how risky some of their online decisions can be. They meet Jack III, Jack and…

Key Concepts: Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Economics: Social Media and You

How do you make wise decisions about posting on social media? In this lesson, students will learn how to differentiate…

Key Concepts: Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Economics: Evaluating Websites

In this lesson, students access a website to research the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, which is a hoax. The initial…

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Fraud, Incentive

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Identity Theft

Anyone can become a victim of identity theft. Protecting one’s identity can help reduce the potential of becoming a victim…

Key Concepts: Credit, Fraud

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Grades 9-12

Economic Data Lesson: Economic Policy Options

This is the final lesson in a series of lessons that introduces students to the economic data that economists use…

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Inflation Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

This series of lessons will introduce you to economic data that economists use to assess the health of the economy.…

Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy

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