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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....
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
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: Basic Economic Concepts, Budgeting/Money Managment, Entrepreneurs…
Grades K-2, 3-5
Opportunity Cost - Consumers
Key Concepts: Globalization, International Trade, Scarcity
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
Grades 9-12
Utility
Can happiness be measured? Students will learn how utility relates to economic decision making and the law of diminishing marginal...
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...
Grades 9-12
Economic Indicators for Informed Citizens
Newly updated! This lesson introduces students to three basic economic indicators: real GDP, the inflation rate, and the unemployment rate....
Key Concepts: Economic Indicators, Employment/Unemployment, GDP…
Grades 9-12
Traditional Economies and the Inuit
The Inuit people of northern Canada provide an example of a traditional economy. For thousands of years, Inuit parents have...
Key Concepts: Allocation, Allocation, Allocation…
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....
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...
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…
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...
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...
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…
