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Grades 9-12

LeBron James, The Cavaliers, and Derived Demand

PBS video author Paul Solman reports that LeBron James has added $200 million in value to the city of Cleveland...

Key Concepts: Specialization, Specialization

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Grades 9-12

Avatar, King of the Box Office?

On January 26, 2010, the film Avatar officially topped Titanic as the top-grossing film of all-time at the box office....

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Grades 9-12

Jokes, Quotations, and Cartoons in Economics

Students will apply their knowledge of economics to the analysis and interpretation of jokes, quotations, and cartoons in economics. Students...

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Grades 9-12

Balance of Payments (BOP)

International trade allows countries to buy and sell both domestic and foreign goods, as well as services and financial assets....

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Grades K-2

A New Coat for Anna - Barter and Trade

By reading the book "A New Coat for Anna" students will learn about resources and trade/bartering through a young girl,...

Key Concepts: Money, Money

45 mins

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Grades 3-5

One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference

The picture book One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, written by Kate Smith Milway, takes place...

Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Entrepreneurs, Money…

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Opportunity Cost - Consumers

Key Concepts: Globalization, International Trade, Scarcity

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Grades K-2

Human Resources and Capital Resources: It's A Match!

Students will define and identify human resources and capital resources workers use in their jobs.

Key Concepts: Goods and Services

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Grades 9-12

Utility

Can happiness be measured? Students will learn how utility relates to economic decision making and the law of diminishing marginal...

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Grades 9-12

How Much Does it Cost Now?

Students will use the FRED database to download the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and calculate the equivalent price of a...

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Grades 9-12

Okun's Law

The students sharpen their graphing skills by interpreting the relationship between changes in the unemployment rate (%) and real GDP....

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

The Family Vacation

Students will take a surprise trip around the world. As they travel, they will use clues to discover where they...

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Grades K-2

Teach About Scarcity with "The Mitten"

This is a folktale retold by Jan Brett about a little boy whose grandmother knits him a pair of snow...

Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Basic Economic Concepts…

30 mins

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Grades 3-5

Cowboy Bob Builds a Community

A cowboy rides into a ghost town and decides that it needs to be rebuilt. Students will select the necessary...

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Grades K-2

Funny Money or Phony Money?

Money is what we use to show what goods or services are worth. When you do work, you are paid...

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Grades 6-8, 9-12

Transportation: They Say We Had a Revolution (Part 3)

Advancements in transportation have played a key role in the growth of our nation. U.S. government policies have also had...

Key Concepts: Balance of Payments, Economic Institutions, Entrepreneurs…

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