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106 of Total Resources

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: AP Microeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment…
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...
50 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
Lesson

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Willy Wonka’s Whimsical Entrepreneurship

In this lesson, students discuss the characteristics of an entrepreneur and how those characteristics apply to Willy Wonka.  In groups,...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs…
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Willy Wonka Allocates Golden Tickets

In this lesson,  students review scarcity and ways to allocate scarce resources (like golden tickets), taking the perspective of the...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation…
45 mins
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Valentine's Day Greeting Card Production

Working in small groups, students participate in a production simulation (making Valentine's Day greeting cards) to determine the effects of...
Key Concepts: Factors of Production, Productive Resources, Productive Resources…
60 min
Lesson

Content Partner

Grades 6-8

Dinner Discussions at Maggie Walker's House

Students study historic objects, photographs and documents, research influential members of the African American community and role-play a dinner party...
Key Concepts: Incentives
3 class periods
Lesson

SIFMA Foundation

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

Stock Prices and the 2025 Super Bowl

*Updated for 2025* Harness the excitement of the Super Bowl with this lesson from the SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education....
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Cost and Benefits, Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Lesson

Grades 3-5, 6-8

The Costs and Benefits of Beans' Decisions

"Full of Beans" by Jennifer L. Holm tells a story about Beans Curry and his many decisions during the Great...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making, Incentives…
45 mins
Lesson