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Grades 9-12

Public Choice Economics

Students participate in a series of classroom elections to analyze special-interest effects and see how the costs of voting and...

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

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Grades 9-12

Margin Of Error

The lesson begins with an introduction to the use of polls in political campaigns. The students are introduced to the...

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President Jackson and the Veto of the Second National Bank

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Could the conflict over the Second National Bank have been resolved in a way that supported the values...

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Can Election Futures Markets be More Accurate than Polls?

The students examine results from opinion polls conducted near the end of the 2012 presidential campaign. They compare results from...

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Grades 9-12

The Panic of 1893 and the Election of 1896

ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Were the contradictory responses political leaders had to the panic of 1893 driven more by economic/political self-interest or...

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Grades 9-12

The History of Medicare

In this economics lesson, students will learn that Medicare was the fulfillment of what was believed to be Social Security.

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions

60 mins

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The History of Social Security

In this economics lesson, students will examine the creation of Social Security.

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions

90 mins

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Rhetoric

In this economics lesson, students will learn about Rhetoric and how it effects the economy.

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Political Beliefs and the Federal Budget

In this economics lesson, students will examine political forces influencing the federal budget.

Key Concepts: Crowding Out, Debt, Economic Institutions

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Inflation and Unemployment - Is There a Correlation?

Updated! Perfect for an integrated economics and math or technology lesson. Students use Excel to create scatterplots, regression line equations,...

Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Phillips Curve, Unemployment

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National Security Goals, the Federal Budget, and the National Debt

In this economics lesson, students will examine defense spending to learn how it can influence the economy as a whole.

Key Concepts: Crowding Out, Debt, Economic Institutions

90 mins

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Medicare, Governance, and the National Debt

In this economics lesson, students will learn about how medicare affects the national deficit and debt.

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Crowding Out, Debt

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Social Security, Governance, and the National Debt

In this economics lesson, students will examine concerns about balancing the budget and the role of the federal government.

Key Concepts: Crowding Out, Debt

60 mins

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Saving and Budgeting Using the Wheel of Mystfortune

In this math and personal finance lesson, students determine their monthly earned income and estimate how much they could be...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Compound Interest

In this personal finance lesson, students will compare simple and compound interest on savings.

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

The Hidden Costs of College

College costs have escalated over the past two decades, and many students are relying on student loans to cover the...

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