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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...
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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: AP Macroeconomics, Employment/Unemployment, Inflation…
Grades 9-12
Medicare, Governance, and the National Debt
In this economics lesson, students will learn about how medicare affects the national deficit and debt.
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Crowding Out, Debt
Grades 9-12
Saving and Budgeting Using the Wheel of Mystfortune
In this math and personal finance lesson, students determine their monthly earned income and estimate how much they could be...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment
Grades K-2, 3-5
Specialists Light Up Our Lives!
Peppe and his family moved to America to pursue the American dream. His mother has passed away, his father is...
Key Concepts: Globalization, Goods and Services, International Trade
Grades 3-5
Opportunity Cost - Playful Economics | Lesson Demo
Using play dough is a fun way to introduce new economic concepts and to keep your students engaged. In this...
Grades K-2, 3-5
Oh Scarcity Sing-a-Long
There's nothing quite like a song to help students remember new vocabulary.
Key Concepts: Allocation, Basic Economic Concepts, Scarcity
Grades K-2, 3-5
Scarcity - Playful Economics | Lesson and Demo
Watch this demonstration on how to use play dough to teach the concepts of scarcity and decision-making to elementary students...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Decision Making, Incentives…
Grades 3-5
The Classroom Mini-Economy | Lesson Demo
Shanan Riegle, an award-winning teacher from Yorktown Elementary School in Indiana, shares tips for creating a mini-economy in the elementary...
Grades 9-12
Productivity and Graphing Linear and Quadratic Functions
In this lesson students interpret key features of graphs for both linear and quadratic functions in the context of total...
Key Concepts: Production Function
Grades 9-12
The Hidden Costs of College
College costs have escalated over the past two decades, and many students are relying on student loans to cover the...
Grades 9-12
How Will I Pay for College?
In this lesson, students will learn about current trends in student borrowing and determine a reasonable debt load for hypothetical...
Key Concepts: Budgeting/Money Managment, Cost-Benefit Analysis, Marginal Analysis…
Grades 9-12
Powerball Economics | Lesson Demo
Professor Richard MacDonald of St. Cloud University demonstrates a lesson on Powerball Economics at a workshop organized by the Indiana...
Grades K-2, 3-5
Teach Money Skills and Graphing with "Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday"
In this lesson, students count and graph pennies, discuss the choices that Alexander made, and give advice on how he...
Key Concepts: Basic Economic Concepts, Buying Goods and Services, Decision Making…
Grades 6-8, 9-12
Interest Calculator
This interest calculator can be used to calculate the monthly payments and final amount paid on a loan for various...
Grades 9-12
Comparative Advantage Activity
This interactive activity illustrates the concept of comparative advantage in three hypothetical situations: first analyzing two workers in a pizza...
Key Concepts: AP Microeconomics, Basic Economic Concepts, Comparative Advantage…
