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Grades 9-12

GameStop Trial by Jury

In this economics activity, students will have a discussion/debate about GameStop Short Squeeze.

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

30 mins

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Grades 9-12

A FiCycle Analysis of GameStop

In this personal finance lesson, students will analyze the value of a stock to a long-term investor.

Key Concepts: Money, Money

45 mins

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Grades 9-12

Covid-19 Fiscal Responses Around the World

Student rank, research and compare different fiscal policy responses used by various governments during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Automatic Stabilizers, What Are They and Are They Effective

Students explore fiscal policy remedies used by the federal government to reduce volatile fluctuations in the business cycle.

Key Concepts: Business Cycle, Business Cycle

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Grades 9-12

National Personal Finance Challenge Case Study Presentation Critique

Watch a winning team’s presentation and hear from an expert on what your team can do to help them succeed!

30 mins

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Grades 9-12

National Economics Challenge Critical Thinking

Watch a winning team’s presentation and hear from an expert on what your team can do to help them succeed!

40 mins

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Grades 9-12

The Economic Impact of the Crisis: Why Doesn't COVID-19 Affect Everyone Equally?

In this economics lesson plan, students explore how dissimilar financial circumstances of US households affects their recovery.

Key Concepts: Business Cycle, Business Cycle

90 mins

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Grades 9-12

Econland Macroeconomics Simulation

In this economics activity, students go deeper understanding real world events using Macroeconomic concepts.

Key Concepts: Aggregate Supply and Demand, Business Cycle, Business Cycle

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

Building Wealth: Save and Invest, Put It In the Bank

In this lesson, students will compare two savings plans: stuffing a mattress with money and using a bank.

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Risk Managment/Insurance

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Grades 9-12

Building Wealth: Saving for a Lifetime

Building Wealth is a personal finance education resource that presents an overview of wealth-building strategies.

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Taxes

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Grades 9-12

Bankruptcy Basics Lesson for Grades 9-12

Students learn that about bankruptcy, how it is handled, and who it helps.

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Grades 9-12

College: Learning the Skills to Pay the Bills

This issue of Page One Economics examines two economic models used to study how education, productivity, and income are related.

Key Concepts: Income

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Making a Budget - It Is All Spending!

Students discover that all elements of a budget are essentially spending on goods and services.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services, Taxes

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics

This economics manual provides a framework for teaching economics in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

National Standards for Financial Literacy

This personal finance manual provides a framework for teaching personal finance in kindergarten through 12th grade.

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Grades 9-12

National Personal Finance Challenge Practice Test

In this personal finance activity, students will use ReadyAssessments to take a practice test for NPFC.

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