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Grades 6-8, 9-12
Sports Economics: The Mystery of the 2,333,232% Pay Raise
Students will use the "Handy Dandy Guide to Economic Thinking" to solve an economic mystery. Yasiel Puig left his home...
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Grades 6-8, 9-12
Voters and Elections
Updated with new data! Students identify costs associated with voting. Then they make predictions about who might be more likely...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Interest Calculator
This interest calculator can be used to calculate the monthly payments and final amount paid on a loan for various...
Grades 6-8
Debit Cards vs Credit Cards
Using a Better Money Habits video, this lesson introduces students to the advantages and disadvantages of using debit cards and...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Basics of Saving and Budgeting
In this personal finance lesson, students will identify ways to spend and save to learn how to reach financial goals.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Budgeting Basics
This lesson uses a Better Money Habits video to reinforce budgeting concepts.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Exchange Rate Calculator
Exchange rate calculator which displays the amount of expenses in USD Today and USD Two Months Ago. Students can use...
Grades 6-8
"The Giver": Jonas Makes a Choice
Jonas, a twelve-year old, lives in a seemingly perfect futuristic world. His community protects him from all harm and in...
Key Concepts: Scarcity
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Columbian Exchange
In this lesson, students learn that the Columbian Exchange resulted in an enormous exchange of goods, resources, and institutions between...
Key Concepts: Globalization, Goods and Services, International Trade
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Calculating Simple Interest
In this personal finance lesson, students will use I=P(r)(t) to calculate simple interest on a loan.
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Compound Interest Calculator
This calculator demonstrates how compounding can affect your savings.
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Family Vacation
Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they...
Grades 6-8
Staying Afloat Financially in the 21st Century
In this economics lesson, students will use a budget plan to make spending decisions.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)
Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Economic Institutions, Entrepreneurs…
Grades 6-8
The Civil War: A War of Resources
The North won the Civil War in large part due to its superior resources. In this lesson students will learn...
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Work, Earnings, and Economics: "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
This updated lesson is based on the novel, Lyddie, by Katherine Paterson. Set mainly in Lowell, Massachusetts, in the 1840s,...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Scarcity
Grades 6-8
The Higher you Climb, The More You Pay
Students will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Foreign Exchange, Marginal Analysis
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Grades 6-8, 9-12
Looping Around the World: A Game of International Trade
In this economics lesson, students will use looping cards to define and provide examples of the terms associated with international...
Key Concepts: Globalization, International Trade
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Did You Get the Message?
Updated! In this economic lesson, students will view TV ads to learn advertising incentives and strategies.
Key Concepts: Incentives
Grades 6-8
The Price of Gasoline: What's Behind It?
In this lesson, students investigate the variables that contribute to the cost of gasoline. They learn that while OPEC nations...
