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Grades 9-12
Wages and Me
In this economics lesson, students will identify factors influencing wages.
Key Concepts: Demand, Income, Supply
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Grades 9-12
Why cities provide tax breaks even when they are strapped for revenue
Like the state and federal government, local governments offer tax incentives to businesses to help solve economic and/or environmental problems....
Key Concepts: Communities and Cities, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Incentive…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
A Fair Wage
Income for most people is determined by the market value of the productive resources they sell. What workers earn depends,...
Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budgeting, Business Costs and Revenues…
Grades 9-12
The Role of Government: The Federal Government and Fiscal Policy
How does the Federal Government spend the trillions of dollars it raises from taxes? Students will read excerpts from “A...
Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Macroeconomics
Grades 6-8, 9-12
What Do You Want To Be?
In this lesson, students have the opportunity to explore various jobs and decide what they might want to be when...
Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, GDP, Real vs. Nominal
Grades 6-8, 9-12
The Mystery of the Voters Who Don't Vote
In this economics lesson, students examine why people choose not to vote in general elections.
Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Incentives
Grades 9-12
Buying vs. Renting
Have you given any thought to where you will live when you are "on your own" - out in the...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 9-12
Should I Use Cash or Credit?
To use or not to use credit for a major purchase is an important decision. There is a nifty process...
Key Concepts: Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Opportunity Cost
Grades 9-12
Should I Be a Professional Basketball Player?
The purpose of this lesson is to help you explore the relationship between education and income. Income is earned from...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Entrepreneurs, Goods and Services
Grades 9-12
Income: It Ain't Where You Start, It's What You Got, and Where You End
This year's federal elections will involve electing a president, all members of the House of Representatives, and one third of...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Distribution of Income
Grades 9-12
The Economics of Homebuying
In this personal finance lesson, students interpret charts and graphs to analyze home buying trends, and then use a mortgage...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis
Grades 9-12
Do You Have a Yen to Go to College?
Carlos is a senior at local high school. When he graduates, he plans to study computer animation. He has applied...
Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Foreign Exchange…
Grades 9-12
'You Paid How Much for That Ticket?'
Have you ever been the victim of discrimination? That is, have you ever been treated differently from other people based...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Demand, Markets and Prices
Grades 9-12
'Be All You Can Be'...For Minimum Wage?
Perhaps you have seen the catchy TV ads for the various branches of the United States military. You know, the...
Key Concepts: Budgeting, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor/Specialization…
Grades 9-12
Underpaid Millionaires? The Economics of Major League Baseball
Use the hook of professional sports to introduce the concepts of competitive markets, specialization, and monopolies as they relate to...
Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Division of Labor/Specialization, Markets
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Save the Moonflowers
This economics and science lesson outlines the concepts of markets and natural resources while discussing the experiences of Margaret Mee....
Key Concepts: Goods and Services, Markets
