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Grades K-2

Teach Entrepreneurship with "Arthur's Pet Business"

In this economics lesson, students will read a popular children's book to learn about entrepreneurship.

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Entrepreneurs, Firms and Production…

45 mins

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Appily Ever After

When working online, children aren't usually aware that parents have to enter a credit card in order to pay for...

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Economics: Protecting Your Identity Online

How do you help students practice safe behavior online? In this lesson, students learn the do's and don’ts through the...

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Grades 3-5

Cybersecurity and Economics: Goldi and the Three Passwords

In this lesson, students learn about how to create good passwords and the risks of not doing so. Through an...

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis, Risk Managment/Insurance

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Economics: Evaluating Websites

In this lesson, students access a website to research the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, which is a hoax. The initial...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Personal Finance: Identity Theft

Anyone can become a victim of identity theft. Protecting one’s identity can help reduce the potential of becoming a victim...

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Grades 6-8

Cybersecurity and Economics: Social Media and You

How do you make wise decisions about posting on social media? In this lesson, students will learn how to differentiate...

Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making

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Grades 9-12

Economic Data Lesson: Economic Policy Options

This is the final lesson in a series of lessons that introduces students to the economic data that economists use...

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Business Cycle, Business Cycle…

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Grades 9-12

Inflation Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

Newly updated! This series of lessons will introduce you to economic data that economists use to assess the health of...

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Grades 9-12

Unemployment Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

In this economics lesson, students will learn about economic data and what they communicate about the health of the economy.

Key Concepts: Business Cycle, Business Cycle, Employment/Unemployment…

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Grades 9-12

Employment Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

This series of lessons will introduce you to economic data that economists use to assess the health of the economy....

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Grades 9-12

GDP Data: Is the Economy Healthy?

This series of lessons will introduce you to economic data that economists use to assess the health of the economy....

Key Concepts: AP Macroeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts, Economic Growth…

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Grades 9-12

FRED and the Federal Budget Interactive Lesson

Students will use a Federal Reserve Economic Data (FRED) data dashboard to calculate budget deficits, surpluses, how much federal budgets...

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Budgeting/Money Managment, Business Cycle…

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Grades 3-5

Teach About Saving Using "Beatrice's Goat"

This lesson from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' EconLowdown site teaches students what it means to save and...

Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis

60 mins

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Grades 9-12

AP Microeconomics - When Markets Fail

This lesson supports the Market Failure and the Role of Government section of the Advanced Placement Microeconomics curriculum. Students need...

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Grades 9-12

AP Microeconomics - Competition versus Monopsony in Labor Markets

This lesson supports the Factor Markets section of the Advanced Placement Microeconomics curriculum. In this lesson, students are introduced to...

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