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Grades 9-12
Avatar, King of the Box Office?
On January 26, 2010, the film Avatar officially topped Titanic as the top-grossing film of all-time at the box office....
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Grades 9-12
LeBron James, The Cavaliers, and Derived Demand
PBS video author Paul Solman reports that LeBron James has added $200 million in value to the city of Cleveland...
Key Concepts: Specialization, 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.
Grades 9-12
Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics
Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students...
Grades 9-12
Balance of Payments (BOP)
International trade allows countries to buy and sell both domestic and foreign goods, as well as services and financial assets....
Grades 9-12
Utility
Can happiness be measured? Students will learn how utility relates to economic decision making and the law of diminishing marginal...
Grades 9-12
How Much Does it Cost Now?
Students will use the FRED database to download the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and calculate the equivalent price of a...
Grades 9-12
Economic Indicators for Informed Citizens
Newly updated! This lesson introduces students to three basic economic indicators: real GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate....
Key Concepts: Economic Indicators, Employment/Unemployment, GDP…
Grades 9-12
Traditional Economies and the Inuit
The Inuit people of northern Canada provide an example of a traditional economy. For thousands of years, Inuit parents have...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation…
Grades 9-12
Okun's Law
The students sharpen their graphing skills by interpreting the relationship between changes in the unemployment rate (%) and real GDP....
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 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…
Grades 9-12
Exploring Taxes
In this personal finance lesson, students will explore websites to learn about income taxes.
Key Concepts: Government Goods and Services, Personal Finance, Role of Government & National Economy…
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 9-12
What Happened to Railroads?
Between the Civil War and World War II, railroads were one of the nation's most important businesses and an integral...
Grades 9-12
It's a Not So Wonderful Life
In this lesson students learn about banks and banking. The study the fractional reserve system, and the role the Fed...
Grades 9-12
Banks & Credit Unions (Part I)
Students learn about banks and credit unions, identifying similarities and differences between the two types of financial institution. They also...
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit 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: AP Microeconomics, Barriers to Trade, Global Economy & Globalization…
Grades 9-12
The Economics of Racial Discrimination | Lesson and Demonstration
This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 35: The Economics of Racial Discrimination from CEE's Understanding Economics in U.S....
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
China - Where will they fit in the world economy?
With its, emerging middle class, its new markets, and a new emphasis on increasing its technology base, where is China...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
