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Teaching the Fundamentals: Scarcity, Opportunity Cost, and Decision Making for High School

Lesson

Grades 9-12

Thinking on the Margin

This lesson and video from "Economics for Everyone" will help your students better understand decision-making, change how they approach everyday...
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making…
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Plotting Potential Production: Hands on with PPC

A prodution activity and graphing with yarn help students to understand the Production Possibilities Curve in this economics lesson.
Key Concepts: AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts…
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Costs and Benefits of Hosting the Olympics

In this economics lesson, students will determine the costs and benefits of hosting the Olympic games and create a poster...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Cost and Benefits, Decision Making…
45 mins
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Grades 9-12

Decision Making

In this personal finance lesson, students will use a five-step model to learn about decision making.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Decision Making…
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Production Possibilities Curve

In this economics lesson, students will use a production possibilities curve to learn about scarcity and opportunity cost.
Key Concepts: AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts…
45 mins
Lesson

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: Allocation, Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making…
60 mins
Lesson

Grades 9-12

You're Going to College

In this personal finance lesson, students will explore the cost of a college education to make more informed choices.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Career Choices, Decision Making…
60 mins
Lesson

Activity

Video

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

Scarcity Video and Quiz

In this economics video, students will learn about scarcity and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Allocation, Basic Economic Concepts, Firms and Production…
10 mins
Video

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

Opportunity Cost Video and Quiz

In this economics video, students will learn about opportunity cost and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making, Firms and Production…
20 mins
Video