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Grades 9-12
Indentured Servitude: Why Sell Yourself into Bondage? | Lesson Demo
Included in this interactive are two videos on choices, which are based on one of the lessons from the Focus:...
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Grades 9-12
Why is Globalization So Controversial? | Lesson Demo
This video provides an educator's perspective on teaching Why is Globalization So Controversial?, followed by a demonstration of the lesson...
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Economic Way of Thinking - Video
In this video, Dr. Mark Schug explains how the "economic way of thinking" can help students understand U.S. History concepts....
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Developing Good Credit Habits
In this module, students will discover the secrets to developing good credit habits and learn how long it can take...
Key Concepts: Buying Goods and Services
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Compound Interest Calculator
This calculator demonstrates how compounding can affect your savings.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Personal Finance, Saving
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...
