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92 of Total Resources

Grades 3-5, 6-8

You Decide!

Think about a difficult decision you have had to make. After you decided did it work out? Why or why...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making, Scarcity
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Grades 3-5, 6-8

What's My Interest?

Students explore the concept of interest by means of two activities. The first, a simple activity with jellybeans, introduces the...
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Grades 3-5

Hey Pop!

One of the best sounds and smells is fresh popcorn! At the movies, at the fair, or at home, everyone...
Key Concepts: Marginal Analysis
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Grades 3-5

The Write Stuff

Right now you are probably using a pencil to do your school work. But do you know where the pencil...
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Grades 3-5

How Much is that Doggy?

Students will investigate the concept of total cost of ownership. They will brainstorm the costs of owning a dog or...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
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Grades 3-5

Destination: Mars

Look up! Can you ever imagine standing on another planet and looking down at earth? We've been to the moon...
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Grades 3-5

Banks, Bankers, Banking

Students will demonstrate understanding of the processes associated with banking by role- playing as customers, tellers, and guards.
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Grades 3-5

When Gas was a Quarter!

Why do things cost so much more now than they used to? Students will find out about inflation in the...
Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Phillips Curve, Unemployment
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Grades 3-5

Clean Land - Thanks to US!

In this lesson about the EPA, students will find out that their government pays for goods and services by taxing...
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Game Theory, Market Structure…
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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Why Work Now?

Why do people work so hard? Why aren't you just assigned a job that you are interested in and get...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Goods and Services, Specialization…
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Grades 3-5

Making Sense of the Census

The United States takes a Census every 10 years. How does the country use those statistics?
Key Concepts: Economic Institutions
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Grades K-2, 3-5

What Are Incentives?

Students will understand that incentives are used to encourage them to make good choices. After identifying incentives offered at home...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
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Grades 3-5

Old Toy - New Market

Students explore the LEGOLAND theme parks and demonstrate an understanding of how new markets can be created and that cultural...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
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Grades 3-5

Ben & Jerry's Flavor Graveyard

Ben & Jerry are producers of ice cream. Even if they produce ice cream for the entire nation, they still...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation…
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Grades 3-5

Inventive Incentive

There are many ways in which people are rewarded or penalized for doing, or not doing, their work. These are...
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Grades 3-5, 6-8

From Butterflies to Buffaloes

Nature tourism, also known as ecotourism, is a fast growing segment of the tourism industry. In this lesson, students learn...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
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