Collection
Eco-Economics: Energy and the Environment

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Buying Electric Appliances - Watt You Need to Know

In this lesson, students learn about the importance of energy costs when considering household budgeting decisions. They also consider the...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Buying Goods and Services…
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 3-5

Incentivizing Energy Conservation at Our School

Students work together to identify the benefits and costs of conservation. Next, working in groups, students develop two different incentive...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making, Incentives…
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 3-5

Watts Up With Electricity Prices?

In this elementary lesson, students focus on the economic concepts of price, goods, and services. Knowledge is applied by comparing...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Decision Making…
90 mins or 2 - 45 min sessions
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

So, You Want to Build a Nuclear Power Plant?

In this economics lesson, students take on the role of budget manager for a power company interested in building a...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Cost and Benefits, Decision Making…
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Future of Batteries

In this high school economics lesson, students take part in an interactive simulation that demonstrates how batteries operate, participate in...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Firms and Production, Incentives…
50 mins
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