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Grades 9-12

Economic Reasoning: Why Are We A Nation of Couch Potatoes? | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 1: Economic Reasoning: Why Are We A Nation of Couch Potatoes? from...

Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Systems…

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Grades K-2, 3-5

Opportunity Cost - Consumers

Key Concepts: Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Producers…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Author Says Modern Life is Good Despite Recession

Author Matt Ridley says life is getting better and better despite the recession. Paul Solman reports on Ridley's optimism.

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Demand, Specialization…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Chinese Capital: Good or Bad Influence in Greece?

Economics correspondent Paul Solman examines the pros and cons of a massive infusion of Chinese capital into Greece.

Key Concepts: Economic Development, Employment and Unemployment, Productivity…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Did Greek Cuisine Foreshadow Economic Problems?

A food writer sees parallels between Greece's crushing economic problems and its departure from its simple, humble culinary roots. Paul...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budgeting, Consumers…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Spain's Housing Dip Adds to Europe's Troubles

The housing market is on a downward slide in Spain and this could mean more problems for Europe's vulnerable economy....

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budgeting, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Will Greek Austerity Plans Buckle Under Pressure?

Paul Solman examines how Greece's debt woes began and what's being done to contain the problems from spreading throughout Europe...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficit, Budgeting, Credit…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: How are World's Economies Faring?

Paul Solman asks small business owners from around the world how the economy is faring in their home countries.

Key Concepts: Business Cycles, Economic Development, Economic Institutions…

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: IMF Chief Seeks New Global Finance Rules

Ahead of an upcoming meeting of the G-20, Paul Solman speaks with Dominique Strauss-Kahn, managing director of the International Monetary...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Business Cycles, Economic Development…

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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...

Key Concepts: Foreign Exchange, Money, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

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Grades 9-12

Making Sen$e with Paul Solman: Global Trade Freezes Amid Economic Downturn

Economics correspondent Paul Solman reports on how the global economic crisis has impacted trade.

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Demand, Division of Labor/Specialization…

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Grades 6-8

The Higher you Climb, The More You Pay

Students will take a "Virtual Tour" of the Eiffel Tower in Paris France and locate the price of a bottle...

Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Demand…

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Grades 9-12

U.S. Constitution: Rules of the Game | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 9: The U.S. Constitution: Rules of the Game from CEE's Understanding Economics...

Key Concepts: Economic Institutions, Economic Systems, Entrepreneurs…

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Grades 9-12

World Trade after World War II: The EU, NAFTA and the WTO | Lesson Demo

This video is a classroom demonstration of Lesson 39: The World Trade After WWII: The EU, NAFTA, and the WTO...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Benefits of Trade, Employment and Unemployment…

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Grades 6-8

Fad or Fortune

This lesson focuses on collectibles and how they retain, lose, or gain value. In each round of a trading simulation,...

Key Concepts: Business Costs and Revenues, Choice, Demand…

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Grades 6-8

Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO

Agent Pincher: The Case of the UFO--Unfamiliar Foreign Objects. That is what currency from another country may look like. Sometimes...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Foreign Exchange, Money…

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