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In this economics video, students will learn about scarcity and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Economic Systems, Goods and Services, Scarcity
Grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
The Business Cycle Video and Quiz
In this economics video, students will learn about business cycles and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, Business Cycles
Grades 6-8
Sandwich Supply and Dessert Demand
In this economics lesson, students will form a human demand and supply curve.
Key Concepts: Demand, Price Ceilings and Floors, Supply
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Sweet Opportunities - Three Types of Business Organizations
In this economics lesson, students will learn about 3 types of business organizations using candy companies.
Key Concepts: Entrepreneurs, Market Structures
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Time Value of Money
In this economics lesson, students will learn how the value of money changes over time.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Interest, Money
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Learning Economics with Minecraft: Choices, Costs and Benefits
In this economics lesson, students will use cost-benefit analysis to build their own Minecraft shelter.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost
Content Partner
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Lights, Camera, Budget!
In this economics activity, students answer personal finance questions to earn money to produce a movie.
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Investments
Grades 6-8
The Supply and Demand of Toy Fads
In this economics lesson, students will examine the market responses to two different toys.
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply
Grades 3-5, 6-8
Do I Look Like I'm Made of Money?
In this economics lesson, students will learn the importance of money as a medium of exchange.
Key Concepts: Human Capital, Income, Money
Grades 6-8
What Is Money? Why Does It Have Value?
In this economics lesson, students will learn about the history of money and its 5 characteristics.
Key Concepts: Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Where Does the Price of Pizza Come From?
In this economics lesson, students will examine data for buyers and sellers to learn how prices emerge in a market.
Key Concepts: Demand, Markets and Prices, Supply
Grades 6-8
The Trading Game: Should LeBron James Mow His Own Lawn?
In this economics lesson, students will play a trading game to learn about voluntary trade.
Key Concepts: Benefits of Trade, Comparative Advantage, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Productivity Video and Quiz
In this economics video, students will learn about productivity and play a Kahoot! game.
Key Concepts: Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization, Productivity
Grades 6-8
Cybersecurity and Economics: Social Media and You
How do you make wise decisions about posting on social media? In this lesson, students will learn how to differentiate...
Key Concepts: Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Grades 6-8
Cybersecurity and Economics: Evaluating Websites
In this lesson, students access a website to research the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, which is a hoax. The initial...
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Fraud, Incentive
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: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
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: Choice, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
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: Economic Development, Goods and Services, Specialization…
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.
Key Concepts: Credit, Interest
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...
Key Concepts: Foreign Exchange, Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence