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Grades 9-12
Minimum Wage / The Challenge of Living on it
COMPELLING QUESTION Should the federal government increase the federal minimum wage? Increasing the minimum wage is a controversial issue in...
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Grades K-2
Teach About Spending with "Bunny Money"
In this lesson, students listen to the story of Ruby and Max, two bunnies that go shopping and make many...
Key Concepts: Goods and Services
Grades K-2, 3-5
Teach Opportunity Cost with "Uncle Jed's Barbershop"
Students listen to the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop, about an African American barber who, despite significant setbacks, saves enough money...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades K-2, 3-5
Teach Saving and Budgeting with "A Chair for My Mother"
In the story, A Chair for My Mother, a little girl and her family save money in a jar to...
Key Concepts: Buying Goods and Services
Grades 9-12
Immigration
This lesson helps students better understand immigration, a major issue in the 2016 presidential election. Students learn how to evaluate...
Grades 9-12
Balancing the Federal Budget
ESSENTIAL DILEMMA When, if ever, should the nation prioritize balancing the federal budget?
Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis…
Grades 9-12
The Economics of National Security
ESSENTIAL DILEMMA How do we know if we are getting good value out of the money we spend on defense?
Grades 9-12
Medicare and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will discuss the value we place on guaranteeing quality health care to the elderly.
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Financial Institutions, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Money and Elections
Students will be introduced to the sources of campaign war chests, learning about the recent court decisions that have allowed...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Broad Social Goals of an Economy
COMPELLING QUESTION Why do politicians disagree on economic issues -- isn't there one right answer? Students work in small groups...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, AP Microeconomics…
Grades 9-12
Margin Of Error
The lesson begins with an introduction to the use of polls in political campaigns. The students are introduced to the...
Grades 9-12
Public Choice Economics
Students participate in a series of classroom elections to analyze special-interest effects and see how the costs of voting and...
Key Concepts: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis
Grades 9-12
Can Election Futures Markets be More Accurate than Polls?
The students examine results from opinion polls conducted near the end of the 2012 presidential campaign. They compare results from...
Grades 9-12
President Jackson and the Veto of the Second National Bank
ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Could the conflict over the Second National Bank have been resolved in a way that supported the values...
Grades 9-12
The Panic of 1893 and the Election of 1896
ESSENTIAL DILEMMA Were the contradictory responses political leaders had to the panic of 1893 driven more by economic/political self-interest or...
Grades 9-12
Inflation and Unemployment - Is There a Correlation?
Updated! Perfect for an integrated economics and math or technology lesson. Students use Excel to create scatterplots, regression line equations,...
Key Concepts: Employment/Unemployment, Phillips Curve, Unemployment
