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161 of Total Resources

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 Payments, Buying Goods and Services, Production Function…
Lesson

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: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 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: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Lesson

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/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
45 mins
Lesson

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: Production Function
45 mins
Lesson

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: Buying Goods and Services, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis…
Lesson

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: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Exchange Rates, Marginal Analysis
Lesson

Grades 3-5, 6-8

Bill, Are You Bogus?

In a barter system, people have to trade goods and services for other goods and services. In an economy that...
Key Concepts: Globalization, Goods and Services, International Trade…
Lesson

Grades 3-5

Old Business, New Business

In this lesson students are introduced to several businesses from the past. They see that, while the names for these...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Game Theory, Globalization…
Lesson

Grades 3-5

I Have No Money, Would You Take Wampum?

Through the use of folk tales, history, and the students' own experiences, students will recognize the inter-relatedness of goods, services,...
Key Concepts: Globalization, Goods and Services, International Trade…
Lesson

Grades 9-12

Economic Forecasting: An Internet WebQuest

Economics is often called the "science of decision making." The decisions that economists analyze range from personal decisions such as...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment/Unemployment, Marginal Analysis…
Lesson

Grades 6-8, 9-12

Taxes Tic-Tac-Toe

In this game, students can play Tic-Tac-Toe while answering questions about proportional, regressive, and progressive taxes.
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Economic Systems, Personal Finance…
Activity

Grades 9-12

Population Growth: Friend or Foe?

The environment has recently been the focus of much research and discussion. Because productive resources are limited, it is important...
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Lesson