Grade 9-12

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Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Web Extra: Taleb and Roubini

Updated: June 29 2010,

Author: barrel fan

Standards Summary

Nassim Taleb and Nouriel Roubini discuss the great economic debate of the moment: more economic stimulus or less?

Grades 3-5

Students read about two scheming sharks and decide were to invest their money.

Key Concepts: Financial Investments, Goods and Services, Money

45 mins

Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Managing money is hard! Even when you know what you should do, it can be hard to actually do it....

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Opportunity Cost, Saving

45 min

Activity

Grades K-2

Students study a painting by van Gogh called "Flower Beds in Holland". The students recognize that this farmer made a...

Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity

Lesson

Grades K-2, 3-5

The students will explore the ideas of scarcity and choices by exploring a virtual model of the Mayflower. They will...

Key Concepts: Choice, Scarcity

Lesson

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